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1 Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
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z Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
z Introduction to the User Interface
Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
You can log in to an Ethernet switch in one of the following ways:
z Logging In Through the Console Port
z Logging In Through Telnet
z Logging In Using a Modem
z Logging In Through the Web-based Network Management System
z Logging In Through NMS
Introduction to the User Interface
Supported User Interfaces
The auxiliary (AUX) port and the console port of a 3Com low-end and mid-range Ethernet switch are the
same port (referred to as console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user interface if you
log in through this port.
Switch 5500-EI support two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.
z AUX user interface: A view when you log in through the AUX port. AUX port is a line device port.
z Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: A view when you log in through VTY. VTY port is a
logical terminal line used when you access the device by means of Telnet or SSH.
Table 1-1 Description on user interface
User interface Applicable user Port used Remarks
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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