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3 Logging In Through Telnet/SSH
When logging in through Telnet, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
z Introduction
z Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None
z Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password
z Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme
z Telnet Connection Establishment
Introduction
You can telnet to a remote switch to manage and maintain the switch. To achieve this, you need to
configure both the switch and the Telnet terminal properly.
Table 3-1 Requirements for Telnet to a switch
Item Requirement
Start the Telnet Server
The IP address of the VLAN of the switch is
configured and the route between the switch and
the Telnet terminal is available.
Switch
The authentication mode and other settings are
configured. Refer to Table 3-2
and Table 3-3.
Telnet is running.
Telnet terminal
The IP address of the management VLAN of the
switch is available.
z After you log in to the switch through Telnet, you can issue commands to the switch by way of
pasting session text, which cannot exceed 2000 bytes, and the pasted commands must be in the
same view; otherwise, the switch may not execute the commands correctly.
z If the session text exceeds 2000 bytes, you can save it in a configuration file, upload the
configuration file to the switch and reboot the switch with this configuration file. For details, refer to
File System Management.
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