H3C Technologies H3C S5120 Series Switches - Manual (Page 57)

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Mode Being Scheme for details. By default, Telnet users need to pass the password authentication to
login.
Step 2: Telnet to the switch operating as the Telnet client.
Step 3: Execute the following command on the switch operating as the Telnet client:
<Sysname> telnet xxxx
Where xxxx is the IP address or the host name of the switch operating as the Telnet server. You can use
the ip host to assign a host name to a switch.
Step 4: Enter the password. If the password is correct, the CLI prompt (such as <H3C>) appears. If all
VTY user interfaces of the switch are in use, you will fail to establish the connection and receive the
message that says “All user interfaces are used, please try later!”.
Step 5: After successfully Telnetting to the switch, you can configure the switch or display the
information about the switch by executing corresponding commands. You can also type ? at any time for
help. Refer to the following chapters for the information about the commands.
Common Configuration
Table 3-2 lists the common Telnet configuration.
Table 3-2 Common Telnet configuration
Configuration Remarks
Configure the command level
available to users logging in to
the VTY user interface
Optional
By default, commands of level 0 are available
to users logging in to a VTY user interface.
Configure the protocols the user
interface supports
Optional
By default, Telnet and SSH protocol are
supported.
VTY user
interface
configuration
Set the command that is
automatically executed when a
user logs into the user interface
Optional
By default, no command is automatically
executed when a user logs into a user
interface.
Define a shortcut key for
aborting tasks
Optional
The default shortcut key combination for
aborting tasks is < Ctrl + C >.
Make terminal services
available
Optional
By default, terminal services are available in
all user interfaces
Set the maximum number of
lines the screen can contain
Optional
By default, the screen can contain up to 24
lines.
Set history command buffer size
Optional
By default, the history command buffer can
contain up to 10 commands.
VTY terminal
configuration
Set the timeout time of a user
interface
Optional
The default timeout time is 10 minutes.