Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

Chapter 10 Configuring system settings 483

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide

 

Administrative settings control the functioning of the CLI. Important 
administrative settings include:

•

enabling Telnet access to the CLI

•

enabling SSH access to the CLI (required in order to use the SREM)

•

enabling SRS administration to configure the TunnelGuard SRS rules (see 

)

•

setting CLI idle timeout

To configure administrative settings for the system, use the following command:

The Administrative Applications menu displays.

The Administrative Applications menu includes the following options:

followed by:

snmp

Accesses the SNMP menu, in order to configure 
network management of the cluster (see  ).

sonmp on|off

Enables or disables support for SynOptics Network 
Management Protocol (SONMP) network topology 
information. The default is disabled (

off

).

clitimeout <interval>

Sets the timeout interval for user inactivity in the CLI. At 
the end of the timeout period, if there is still no activity, 
the user is automatically logged out.

•

interval

 is an integer that indicates the time 

interval in seconds (

s

), minutes (

m

), hours (

h

), or 

days (d). If you do not specify a measurement unit, 
seconds is assumed. The range is 300–604800 
seconds (5 m–7 d). The default is 600 (10 m).

Changes to the timeout value do not take effect until 
the next logon.

When the user is automatically logged out, any 
unapplied changes are lost. Save your configuration 
changes regularly by using the global 

 

command.