30 | Getting Startedw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Configure a Management RouteDefine a path from the system to the network from which you are accessing the system remotely.Management routes are separate from IP routes and are only used to manage the system through themanagement port.To configure a management route, follow this step:Configure a Username and PasswordConfigure a system username and password to access the system remotely.To configure a username and password, follow this step:Configure the Enable PasswordAccess EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.Configure a password as a basic security measure. There are two types of enable passwords:• enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryptionmethod.• enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption method.Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Configure a management route tothe network from which you areaccessing the system.management route ip-address/mask gateway• ip-address: the network address indotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).• mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/xx).• gateway: the next hop for network trafficoriginating from the management port.CONFIGURATIONStep Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Configure a username andpassword to access the systemremotely.username username password [encryption-type]passwordencryption-type specifies how you are inputting thepassword, is 0 by default, and is not required.• 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.• 7 is for inputting a password that is alreadyencrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining theencrypted password from the configuration ofanother Dell Force10 system.CONFIGURATION
