Operation Manual – Login
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 Logging in through the Console Port
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Operation Command Description
Set the timeout time for
the user interface
idle-timeout minutes
[ seconds ]
Optional
The default timeout time of a
user interface is 10 minutes.
With the timeout time being 10
minutes, the connection to a
user interface is terminated if no
operation is performed in the
user interface within 10 minutes.
You can use the idle-timeout 0
command to disable the timeout
function.
2.5.2 Configuration Example
I. Network requirements
Assume the switch is configured to allow users to log in through Telnet, and the user
level is set to the administrator level (level 3). Perform the following configurations for
users logging in through the Console port (AUX user interface).
z Authenticate the users using passwords.
z Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).
z The commands of level 2 are available to the users.
z The baud rate of the Console port is 19,200 bps.
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 the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
II. Network diagram
User PC running Telnet
Ethernet
Ethernet1/0/1
Figure 2-7 Network diagram for AUX user interface configuration (with the
authentication mode being password)