1. Maintenance Guide
  2. General Maintenance Information
  3. Changing Component Passwords
  4. Changing the Cisco Management Network Switch or RoCE Network Fabric Switch Password
  5. Changing the Cisco 4948 Ethernet Switch Password

1.6.6.2 Changing the Cisco 4948 Ethernet Switch Password

You can change the passwords for both serial port access and SSH access to the switch.

There are two different methods to access the switch. One is through a serial port and the other is through ssh.

  • Serial port: When using serial port access, there are no user accounts, so the enable password is all that is required.

  • ssh: When the switch is accessed via ssh, you must supply a user account and password before you can change the password.

During the installation of the system, the admin user is created and you can use this user to access the switch using ssh.

Parent topic: Changing the Cisco Management Network Switch or RoCE Network Fabric Switch Password