3com 5500-ei pwr Installation Instruction

 

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Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password 

Switch 5500-EI support Telnet. You can manage and maintain a switch remotely by Telnetting to the 

switch.  

To log in to a switch through Telnet, the corresponding configuration is required on both the switch and 

the Telnet terminal. 

You can also log in to a switch through SSH. SSH is a secure shell added to Telnet. Refer to the SSH 

Operation for related information.  

Table 3-1 Requirements for Telnetting to a switch 

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 

The authentication mode and other settings are configured. Refer to 

 

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Telnet is running. 

Telnet terminal 

The IP address of the VLAN interface of the switch is available. 

 

Table 3-2 Common Telnet configuration 

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. 

Configure the protocols the 
user interface supports 

Optional 

By default, Telnet and SSH protocol are 
supported. 

VTY user 
interface 
configuration 

Set the commands to be 
executed automatically after 
a user log in to the user 
interface successfully 

Optional 

By default, no command is executed 
automatically after a user logs into the VTY user 
interface.