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Change the privileged exec cli password – NETGEAR M4350-24F4V 24-Port 10G SFP+ Managed AV Network Switch User Manual

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To enable multifactor authentication on the switch:

1. Launch a web browser.

2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Log in to the main UI with a web
browser
on page 27 and the subsections.

The login page displays.

3. Click the Main UI Login button.

The main UI login page displays in a new tab.

4. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password, and click the Login

button.

The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must
specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in.

The System Information page displays.

5. Select Security > Management Security > Local User > MFA Global Configuration.

The MFA Global Configuration page displays.

6. Select a Multifactor Authentication Mode radio button to enable or disable multifactor

authentication:

Disable: Multifactor authentication is disabled on the switch. This is the default
setting.

Enable: Multifactor authentication is enabled on the switch.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

8. To save the settings to the running configuration, click the Save icon.

Change the privileged EXEC CLI password

You can change the privileged EXEC password for access to the privileged EXEC mode
in the command-line interface (CLI). Passwords are a maximum of 64 alphanumeric
characters. The password is case-sensitive. You can also change the encryption strength.

To change the privileged EXEC CLI password for use in the CLI and the encryption
strength:

1. Launch a web browser.

2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Log in to the main UI with a web
browser
on page 27 and the subsections.

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