Chapter 4 General Switch Administration
Telnet Access to the CLI
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Telnet Access to the CLI
The following procedure assumes you have assigned IP information and a Telnet
password to the switch or command switch, as described in the release notes.
Information about accessing the CLI through a Telnet session is provided in the
“Accessing the CLI” section on page 3-8.
To configure the switch for Telnet access, follow these steps:
Command Purpose
Step 1
Attach a PC or workstation with emulation software to the
switch console port.
The default data characteristics of the switch console port
are 9600, 8, 1, no parity. When the command line appears,
go to Step 2.
Step 2
enable Enter privileged EXEC mode.
Step 3
config terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 4
line vty 0 15 Enter the interface configuration mode for the Telnet
interface.
There are 16 possible sessions on a command-capable
switch. The 0 and 15 mean that you are configuring all 16
possible Telnet sessions.
Step 5
password <password> Enter a enable secret password.
Step 6
end Return to privileged EXEC mode so that you can verify the
entry.
Step 7
show running-config Display the running configuration.
The password is listed under the command line vty 0 15
Step 8
copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Save the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
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