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LOGGING INTO AN ETHERNET SWITCH
You can log into a Switch 4210 in one of the following ways:
■ Logging in locally through the Console port
■ Logging in locally or remotely through an Ethernet port by means of Telnet or
SSH
■ Using Telnet to access the Console port using a modem
■ Logging into the Web-based network management system
■ Logging in through NMS (network management station)
Supported User
Interfaces
n
The Console port is also known as the auxiliary (AUX) port.
The Switch 4210 Family supports two types of CLI-driven user interfaces, AUX and
VTY.
■ AUX user interface: The view when you log in through the console or AUX
port.
■ Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: The view when you log in locally
through an Ethernet port or remotely over the network using Telnet or SSH.
The VTY port is the logical port associated with your management session.
User Interface Index Index numbers are used to distinguish between multiple users accessing the
switch for management at the same time. There are two types of user interface
indexes, absolute user interface index and relative user interface index.
1 The absolute user interface indexes are as follows:
■ The absolute AUX user interface is numbered 0.
■ VTY user interface indexes follow AUX user interface indexes. The first
absolute VTY user interface is numbered 1, the second is 2, and so on.
Tab le 9 Description of the user interface
User interface Applicable user Port used Description
AUX Users logging in
through the Console
port
Console port Each switch can
accommodate one AUX
user.
VTY Telnet users and SSH
users
Ethernet port Each switch can
accommodate up to five
VTY users.
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