Other console main menu options, Security configuration, Local user accounts – Avocent DSR1021 User Manual
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Other Console Main Menu Options
Besides the Network Configuration option, the Console Main menu of the DSR1021/1022 switch
features the following menu items:
•
Security Configuration
•
Firmware Management
•
Enable Debug Messages
•
Restore Factory Defaults
•
Reset Appliance and Exit
Security Configuration
The DSR1021/1022 switch contains an internal database that can be used by the DSR Remote
Operations software, the local port, or the CONSOLE port if the DSView 3 software is unavailable.
The Security Configuration menu contains the following options:
•
Local User Accounts: Add, edit or delete users to/from the DSR1021/1022 switch database.
•
Console Password: Enable or disable using security for the console (access requires an
Admin account).
•
Reset Certificates: Reset the certificate used by the DSView 3 software system.
•
Secure Mode: Enable or disable the DSView 3 software Secure mode.
Local User Accounts
NOTE: When you use the options to add, edit or delete a user, a list of existing users appear. Enter N to display
the next page of users in the database or enter P to go back to the previous page of users.
To add a user to the DSR1021/1022 switch database:
1. Type
2
and press
Enter
to access the Security Configuration menu option.
2. Type
1
and press
Enter
to access the Local User Accounts menu option. A list of users already
within the database appears.
3. Type
A
.
4. At the user name prompt, type a username and press
Enter
.
5. At the password prompt, type a password and press
Enter
.
6. At the next prompt, type the password again and press
Enter
.
7. Enter
0
(zero) to exit.