Command Manual – Getting Started 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 1  
Commands Used to Log in to Switch
 
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1.1.33  telnet 
Syntax 
telnet [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] { hostname | ip-address } [ service-port ] 
View 
User view 
Parameter 
vpn-instance vpn-instance-name: Specifies vpn-instance of MPLS VPN. 
hostname: Specifies the host name of the remote system. It is configured using the ip 
host command. 
ip-address: Specifies the IP address of the remote switch. 
service-port: Designates the TCP port on the remote switch providing Telnet service, 
ranging from 0 to 65535. 
Description 
Use the telnet command to log in to another switch from the current one via telnet for 
remote management. To terminate the Telnet login, press <Ctrl+K>. 
By default, when the service-port is not specified, the default telnet port number is 23. 
Related command: display tcp status. 
Example 
# Log in to switch Quidway2 at 129.102.0.1 from the current Quidway1 switch. 
<Quidway1> telnet 129.102.0.1 
Trying 129.102.0.1... 
Press CTRL+K to abort 
Connected to 129.102.0.1...  
<Quidway2> 
1.1.34  user-interface 
Syntax 
user-interface [ type ] first-number [ last-number ] 
View 
System view 
Parameter 
type: Specifies the user interface type, which can be aux, console or vty.