NETGEAR M4100 Series User Manual

Manage Device Security
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M4100 Series Managed Switch
Management Security Settings
You can configure the login password, Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
settings, Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS) settings, and
authentication lists.
Configure Users
By default, two user accounts exist:
• admin, with read/write privileges
• guest, with read only privileges
By default, both of these accounts do not have passwords. The names are not
case-sensitive.
If you log in as the admin user, you are assigned read/write privileges and you can use the
User Management screen to assign passwords and set security parameters for the default
user accounts, and add and delete accounts (other than admin), up to a maximum of six.
Only the admin user account is allowed read/write privileges.
 To configure users:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
The web management interface menu displays.

NETGEAR M4100 Series Specifications

General

Brand	NETGEAR
Model	M4100 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English