Creating a Local Network Login Account--User Name and Password Only

We recommend creating a maximum of 64 local accounts. If you need more than 64 local accounts, we recommend using RADIUS for authentication. For information about RADIUS authentication, see Configuring the RADIUS Client.

User names are not case-sensitive. Passwords are case-sensitive. User names must have a minimum of one character and a maximum of 32 characters. Passwords must have a minimum of zero characters and a maximum of 32 characters. If you use RADIUS for authentication, we recommend that you use the same user name and password for both local authentication and RADIUS authentication.

To create a local network login user name and password, use the following command and specify the parameter: user-name
create netlogin local-user user-name {encrypted} {password} {vlan-vsa [[{tagged | untagged} [vlan_name] | vlan_tag]]} {security-profile security_profile}
If you attempt to create a user name with more than 32 characters, the switch displays the following messages:
```
%% Invalid name detected at '^' marker.
%% Name cannot exceed 32 characters.
```
If you attempt to create a password with more than 32 characters, the switch displays the following message after you re-enter the password:
```
Password cannot exceed 32 characters
```
The encrypted option is used by the switch to encrypt the password. Do not use this option through the command line interface (CLI).
After you enter a local network login user name, press [Enter]. The switch prompts you twice to enter the password.

Example

The following example:

Creates a new local network login user name.
Creates a password associated with the local network login user name.

# create netlogin local-user megtest
password: <Enter the password. The switch does not display the password.>
Reenter password: <Re-enter the password. The switch does not display the password.>

For information about specifying the destination VLAN, see the section Specifying a Destination VLAN.

Note

If you do not specify a password or the keyword encrypted, you are prompted for one.