Allied Telesis AT-8550 - Manual (Page 34)

Configuring Management Access
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Configuring Management Access
The switch software supports the following two level levels of
management:
❑ User
❑ Administrator
A user-level account has viewing access to all manageable
parameters, with the exception of the following:
❑ User account database
❑ SNMP community strings
A user-level account can use the ping command to test device
reachability, and change the password assigned to the account
name. If you have logged on with user capabilities, the command-
line prompt ends with a (>) sign. For example:
8550:2>
An administrator-level account can view and change all switch
parameters. It can also add and delete users, and change the
password associated with any account name. The administrator can
disconnect a management session that has been established by way
of a Telnet connection. If this happens, the user logged on by way of
the Telnet connection is notified that the session has been
terminated.
If you have logged on with administrator capabilities, the command-
line prompt ends with a (#) sign. For example:
8550:18#
The prompt text is taken from the SNMP sysname setting. The
number that follows the colon indicates the sequential
line/command number.
If an asterisk (*) appears in front of the command-line prompt, it
indicates that you have outstanding configuration changes that
have not been saved. For example:
*8550:19#
Note
For more information on saving configuration changes, refer to
Chapter 14 .