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People

The People tab lets you create and edit user accounts to control switch access and configuration. Admin accounts can view and configure all of the switch's functions, while User accounts can only view settings without being able to make any changes.

Click Add to create a new account.

Click Edit next to an account to change its settings.

You can configure the following user settings:

  • Username: Enter a username for the account.

  • Password: Enter a password for the account. The password must meet the following requirements:

    • Minimum 10 characters
    • Maximum 32 characters
    • At least one letter and number
    • One of the following special characters: @ ~ % * # + - =

  • Privilege type: Controls the user's access level. Select from the following options:

    • Admin: Admins have full access to view and change all switch settings.
    • User: Users can only view switch settings. They can't make any changes.

Click Apply to save the changes.