Table 2-5
Requirements for Telnetting to a switch
Item
Requirement
The IP address is configured for the VLAN of the switch, and the route between
the switch and the Telnet terminal is reachable. (Refer to the
IP Address
Configuration – IP Performance Configuration
and
Routing Protocol
parts for
more.)
Switch
Table 2-6
The authentication mode and other settings are configured. Refer to
and
Table 2-7
.
Telnet is running.
Telnet terminal
The IP address of the VLAN interface of the switch is available.
Telnetting to a switch using IPv6 protocols is similar to Telnetting to a switch using IPv4 protocols. Refer
to the
IPv6 Management
part for related information.
Common Configuration
Table 2-6
Common Telnet configuration
Configuration
Description
Configure the command
level available to users
logging in to the VTY user
interface
Optional
By default, commands of level 0 are available to
users logging in to a VTY user interface.
Optional
Configure the protocols the
user interface supports
By default, Telnet and SSH protocol are
supported.
VTY user
interface
configuration
Optional
Set the commands to be
executed automatically after
a user log in to the user
interface successfully
By default, no command is executed
automatically after a user logs into the VTY user
interface.
Optional
Make terminal services
available
By default, terminal services are available in all
user interfaces
Optional
Set the maximum number of
lines the screen can contain
By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines.
VTY terminal
configuration
Optional
Set history command buffer
size
By default, the history command buffer can
contain up to 10 commands.
Optional
Set the timeout time of a user
interface
The default timeout time is 10 minutes.
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