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4. Accessing the Switcher via Telnet
Enabling Telnet Client
By default, the Telnet client is disabled within Windows. Follow the steps below to enable the Telnet client.
1. Navigate to: Control Panel > Programs.
2. In Programs and Features area box, click Turn Windows features on or off.
3. In the Windows Features dialog box, select the Telnet Client check box.
Windows 7 Screen Shot
Logging Into the Switcher
The switcher is accessed via a command-line (CMD). The following steps are specific to Windows 7, actual path to the command line may
vary based on operating system.
1. Navigate to: Start > Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, enter cmd then click OK.
3. Enter telnet 192.168.1.1 24 if the switchers IP address is 192.168.1.1, and then press Enter.
4. Enter user name root and press Enter. When the following screen information appears, connection to switcher is successful.
API commands to control the switcher may be entered in the command-line interface.