H3C S9800 Series Installation Manual

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38Power on the switch. During the startup process, you can access BootWare menus to perform taskssuch as software upgrade and file management. The BootWare interface and menu options differwith software versions. For more information about BootWare menu options, see thesoftware-matching release notes for the switch.After the startup completes, you can access the CLI to configure the switch.After powering on the switch, verify the following items:• The cooling system is operating, and you can hear fan rotating and feel air being blown out.• The LEDs show that the system is operating correctly. For more information about LEDs, see"Appendix C Ports and LEDs."Configuring the switchThe first time you access the switch, you can only log in to the CLI through the console port, and noauthentication is required. To increase system security and enable remote management, you can dothe following at the first login:• Configure other login methods, for example, Telnet, SSH, or NMS.• Assign user roles.• Configure login authentication modes.• Configure the basic access function.Configuring login authentication modesYou can configure login authentication modes to control access to the switch.Table 6 describes the Telnet login authentication methods available for a VTY user line.Table 6 Telnet login authentication methodsAuthenticationmethod Feature Application scenariosNone Easy to configure, allows any user to Telnetto your switch, and lowest in securityLab environments and extremelysecure network environmentsPassword Easy to configure, secure, and flat usermanagementEnvironments that do not needgranular privilege managementUsername and password Complex to configure, secure, andhierarchical user managementEnvironments where multipleuser roles cooperate to managethe switchFor more information about login methods, see H3C S9800 Switch Series FundamentalsConfiguration Guide.Configuring the basic access functionAn S9800 switch without any configuration can perform basic data forwarding immediately after it isplugged into a network. To implement more forwarding features, configure the basic network settingsin Table 7 on the switch.