2-4 
Configuration  Remarks 
Set the maximum 
number of lines the 
screen can contain 
Optional 
By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. 
Set history 
command buffer 
size 
Optional 
By default, the history command buffer can contain up 
to 10 commands. 
Set the timeout time 
of a user interface 
Optional 
The default timeout time is 10 minutes. 
 
 
The change to console port configuration takes effect immediately, so the connection may be 
disconnected when you log in through a console port and then configure this console port. To configure 
a console port, you are recommended to log in to the switch in other ways. To log in to a switch through 
its console port after you modify the console port settings, you need to modify the corresponding 
settings of the terminal emulation utility running on your PC accordingly in the dialog box shown in 
Figure 2-4.  
 
Follow these steps to set common configuration of console port login: 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Enter AUX user interface view  user-interface aux 0  — 
Set the baud 
rate 
speed speed-value 
Optional 
The default baud rate of a console 
port is 9,600 bps. 
Set the check 
mode 
parity { even | none | 
odd } 
Optional 
By default, the check mode of a 
console port is none, that is, no 
check is performed.  
Set the stop bits  stopbits { 1 | 1.5 | 2 } 
Optional 
The stop bits of a console port is 1. 
Configure 
the console 
port 
Set the databits  databits { 7 | 8 } 
Optional 
The default databits of a console port 
is 8. 
Configure the command level 
available to users logging in to 
the user interface 
user privilege level level 
Optional 
By default, commands of level 3 are 
available to users logging in to the 
AUX user interface, and commands 
of level 0 are available to users 
logging in to the VTY user interface. 
Enable terminal services 
shell 
Optional 
By default, terminal services are 
available in all user interfaces.