HP 5500 Ei 5500 Si Switch Series Configuration Guide

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User interface 
authentication 
mode User privilege level 
switching 
authentication 
mode  Information required for 
the first authentication 
mode 
Information required for the 
second authentication mode 
scheme local 
Password configured on the 
device with the 
super 
password  command for the 
privilege level  N/A 
local 
scheme  Password configured on the 
device with the 
super 
password  command for the 
privilege level  Password for privilege level 
switching (configured on the 
AAA...

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Task Command  Remarks 
Display the command keyword 
alias configuration. display command-alias
 [ | { begin | 
exclude  | include  } regular-expression  ]  Available in any view 
Display data in the clipboard.  display clipboard
 [ | { begin |  exclude | 
include  } regular-expression  ]  Available in any view 
  

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Login overview 
This chapter describes the available CLI login methods and their configuration procedures.  
Login methods at a glance 
You can access the device only through the console port at the first login, locally or remotely by using 
a pair of modems. After you log in  to the device, you can configure other login methods, including 
Telnet and SSH, for remote access. 
Table 9  Login methods 
Lo
gin method  Default setting and configuration requirements 
Logging in to the CLI:  
• Logging in...

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User interfaces 
The device uses user interfaces (also called lines) to control CLI logins and monitor CLI sessions. You 
can configure access control settings, including authentication, user privilege, and login redirect on user 
interfaces. After users are logged in, their actions must be compliant with the settings on the user 
interfaces assigned to them.  
Users are assigned different user interfaces, de pending on their login methods, as shown in Tabl e 10 .  
Table 10  CLI login method and u...

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Logging in to the CLI 
By default, the first time you access the CLI you must log in through the console port, locally or remotely 
by using a pair of modems. At the CLI, you can configure Telnet or SSH for remote access. 
Logging in through the console port for the first time 
To log in through the console port, make sure the co nsole terminal has a terminal emulation program (for 
example, HyperTerminal in Windows XP). In addition , the port settings of the terminal emulation 
program must be the...

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 NOTE:  
On Windows Server 2003, add the HyperTerminal prog ram first, and then log in to and manage the 
device as described in this document. On Window s Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or some
 
other operating system, obtain a third-party terminal  control program first, and then follow the user guide
or online help to log in to the device. 
 
Figure 5  Connection description 
 
 
Figure 6 Specifying the serial port us ed to establish the connection 
 
  

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Figure 7 Setting the properties of the serial port 
 
 
4. Power on the device and press  Enter at the prompt. 
Figure 8  CLI 
 
 
5. At the default user view prompt , enter commands to configure the device or view the running 
status of the device. To get help, enter  ?. 
Configuring console login control settings 
The following authentication modes are available for controlling console logins:  

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•  None —Requires no authentication. This mode is insecure. 
•   Password —Requires password authentication. If your password was lost, see  HP Series Ethernet 
Switches Login Password Recovery Manual  for password recovery. 
•   Scheme —Uses the AAA module to provide local or remote console login authentication. You must 
provide a username and password for accessing the CLI. If the password configured in the local 
user database was lost, see  HP Series Ethernet Switches Login Password Recovery...

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Step Command Remarks 
4.  Configure common settings 
for console login.  See 
Configuring common console 
login settings ( optional).  Optional. 
 
The next time you attempt to log in through the console port, you do not need to provide any username 
or password, as shown in 
Figure 9. 
Figure 9  Accessing the 

CLI through the console port without authentication 
 
 
Configuring password authentication for console login  
Step Command Remarks 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
2.  Enter AUX...

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Figure 10 Password authentication interface for console login 
 
 
Configuring scheme authentication for console login 
Follow these guidelines when you configure scheme authentication for console login:  
•  To make the command authorization or command accounting function take effect, apply an 
HWTACACS scheme to the intended ISP domain. This scheme must specify the IP address of the 
authorization server and other authorization parameters.  
•   If the local authentication scheme is used, use the...