3com WX3000 Manuel D’Utilisation

 

3-1 

The device supports Telnet. You can manage and maintain the switching engine remotely by Telnetting 

to the switching engine. 

To log in to the switching engine through Telnet, the corresponding configuration is required on both the 

switching engine and the Telnet terminal. 

You can also log in to the switching engine 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 the switching engine 

The IP address is configured for the VLAN of the switching engine, 
and the route between the switching engine and the Telnet terminal is 
reachable. (Refer to the IP Address and Performance Operation and 
Routing Protocol parts for more.) 

Switching engine 

The authentication mode and other settings are configured. Refer to 

 and 

Telnet is running. 

Telnet terminal 

The IP address of the VLAN of the switching engine is available. 

 

 lists the common Telnet configuration. 

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.