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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
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Chapter       T Commands
telnet
telnet
To create a Telnet session using IPv4 on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the telnet command. 
telnet {ipv4-address | hostname} [port-number] [vrf {vrf-name | default | management}]
Syntax Description
Command Default Port 23 is the default port.
Command Modes EXEC mode 
Command History
Usage Guidelines To create a Telnet session with IPv6 addressing, use the telnet6 command.
Examples This example shows how to start a Telnet session using IPv4: 
switch# telnet 192.168.1.1 vrf management 
switch# 
Related Commands
ipv4-address IPv4 address of the remote switch.
hostname Hostname of the remote switch. The name is alphanumeric, case sensitive, 
and has a maximum of 64 characters.
port-number (Optional) Port number for the Telnet session. The range is from 1 to 65535.
vrf vrf-name (Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) name to use 
for the Telnet session. The name is case sensitive and can be a maximum of 
32 alphanumeric characters.
default Specifies the default VRF. 
management Specifies the management VRF.
Release Modification
5.2(1)N1(1) This command was introduced. 
Command Description
clear line Clears Telnet sessions.
telnet server enable Enables the Telnet server.
telnet6 Creates a Telnet session using IPv6 addressing.