3448 - how to set up admin user

Question

I have inherited a customer with two 3448's. I am trying to enable web access. I can browse to the switch, but access is denied. I see the following:

Access was denied due to one of the following reasons:

1) There are too many users logged in

or

2) The specified user name and/or password is incorrect

I can log in via Console fine. That is where I set the ip address.

How can I set the admin user name and password from the console so that I can access via the web browser?

Thanks in advance.
Charles

cerbera_a84f2d · Answer

from the console port   enable configure username admin password admin level 15 exit copy run start exit   sets full access for user admin with password admin Message Edited by cerbera on 10-22-2006 06:10 PM

cerbera_a84f2d · Answer

First of all try deleting the startup config via the console port

enable

delete startup-config

reload

this will reboot the switch without any configuration; once its up and running, reapply the username and passowrd as described before.

If you can't get access via the console port, then , with hyperterminal or whatever connected via the console port, reboot the switch and watch the load sequence; when you see

Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RETURN or Esc. to abort and enter prom.

[1] Download Software

[2] Erase Flash File

[3] Password Recovery Procedure

[4] Enter Diagnostic Mode

[5] Set Terminal Baud-Rate

:emotion-14: Back

select option 3 and follow the process; this will give you one time entry into the mgt via CLI, you can then delete the startup-config.

ckelsoe · Answer

Thanks for the help. In my previous attempts I messed something up as I now get
Cannot authenticate user.
Bad configuration or inaccessible server, prevent authentication.
Please reconfigure or use Password Recovery.

I will have to reset the switch when I have physical access to it.

Is there a way to get the initial wizard to run from the command line? If not, how can I get the switch reset to start over?

Thanks =Charles

ckelsoe · Answer

I will have to plug a laptop in locally. I was remoting into a pc on the same switch and running hyperterminal thus I can not see the screen when the switch is booting up as there is no network.

Running Enable gives me the message above so i something up pretty good.

Thanks for the help.

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