You can create and maintain a database on the switch to manage web platform users.
Context
User management includes creating a local user account (web platform user with the access type HTTP) and modifying or deleting existing user accounts.
By default, a local user named admin exists in the system. The user password is admin@huawei.com, and access type is HTTP.
NOTE: Security risks exist if the user access type is set to Telnet, FTP or HTTP. You are advised to configure the required access modes only.
A simple password brings security risks. It is recommended that you change the password to a complicated one after logging in to the web network management system using the default account. A password should consist of at least 8 characters, and contain at least two types of the following: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, special characters (such as ! $ # %). The password cannot contain spaces and single quotation marks ('). In addition, the password cannot be the same as the user name or the mirror user name.
If the password configured in local user creation or modification is the same as the default password, security risk exists. To ensure device security, change the password periodically.
The access type of a created user can be FTP, HTTP, SSH, Telnet, Terminal, or x25-pad.
Procedure
- Create a user account.
Choose and click the Administrator tab.
Click Create to display the Create User page.
Table 1 describes the parameters for creating a user.
Table 1 Create User/Modify User Parameter
Description
User name
Indicates the new user name.
The user name cannot contain question marks (?) or spaces.
Old password
Indicates the current web system login password.
NOTE:This option is available only on the modification page of the current login user.
Password
Indicates the user password.
Confirm password
Indicates the confirm password. The format is the same as that of Password.
HTTP directory
Indicates the directory that HTTP users can access.
Access level
Indicates the user level.
There are two user levels in ascending order: monitoring user and management user.
Access type
Configure the user access type.
Forced offline
Indicates whether a user is forcibly disconnected from the network.
NOTE:This parameter is only displayed on the user modification page.
Set the parameters.
Click OK.
- Modify user information.
Choose and click the Administrator tab.
Click the user account to be modified to access the Modify User page.
NOTE: Table 1 describes the parameters for modifying user information. After the user attribute is changed, the user level is 3 for a management-level user and 1 for a monitoring-level user.
After you modify the user attribute, you need to log out and then log in again to make the modification take effect.
The user name is fixed and cannot be changed.
Set the parameters.
Click OK.
- Delete a user account.
Choose and click the Administrator tab.
Select the user account to be deleted and click Delete.
Click OK in the dialog box that is displayed.