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For more information about AAA, RADIUS, and HWTACACS, see AAA Configuration in the Security
Volume.
Configuration Example
1) Network requirements
Assume that you are a level 3 AUX user and want to perform the following configuration for Telnet
users logging in to VTY 0:
z Configure the name of the local user to be “guest”.
z Set the authentication password of the local user to 123456 (in plain text).
z Set the service type of VTY users to Telnet.
z Configure to authenticate users logging in to VTY 0 in scheme mode.
z The commands of level 2 are available to users logging in to VTY 0.
z Telnet protocol is supported in VTY 0.
z The screen can contain up to 30 lines.
z The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands.
z The timeout time of VTY 0 is 6 minutes.
2) Network diagram
Figure 3-6 Network diagram for Telnet configuration (with the authentication mode being scheme)
3) Configuration procedure
z Configure the switch
# Enter system view, and enable the Telnet service.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] telnet server enable
# Create a local user named guest and enter local user view.
[Sysname] local-user guest
# Set the authentication password of the local user to 123456 (in plain text).
[Sysname-luser-guest] password simple 123456
# Set the service type to Telnet.
[Sysname-luser-guest] service-type
# Enter VTY 0 user interface view.
[Sysname] user-interface vty 0
# Configure to authenticate users logging in to VTY 0 in the scheme mode.
[Sysname-ui-vty0] authentication-mode scheme