Question

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You need to secure access to your switch, which is still configured with the default settings. Access the switch management console through Chrome on __________ with the username __________ and password __________. In this lab, your task is to: Create a new user account with the following settings: Username: __________ Password: __________ User Level: __________. Edit the default user account as follows: Username: __________ Password: __________ User Level: __________. Save the changes to the switch's startup configuration file.

Answer 1

The task involves accessing a network switch's management interface to create a new user with a unique username, password, and user level, as well as editing the default user account with secure credentials.

The question pertains to securing management access to a network switch that is currently configured with default settings. The task involves two main actions: creating a new user account and editing the default user account on the switch. To accomplish this, you will access the switch management console through a web browser like Chrome.

To create the new user account, you will typically navigate to the user management or account settings section of the switch's web interface. Once there, you can define the new user account with a specific username, password, and assign a user level which may indicate the privileges allowed for that user, such as administrative or read-only access.

To edit the default account, you usually follow a similar process. Change both the username and password for the default account to something unique and secure, and adjust its user level as needed. It is a critical security measure to change default credentials to prevent unauthorized access. After making these changes, be certain to save them to the switch's startup configuration file to ensure they persist after a reboot.