H3C Technologies H3C WX3000 Series Unified Switches - Manual (Page 41)

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Logging In Through Telnet
Introduction
The device supports Telnet. You can manage and maintain the switching engine remotely by Telnetting
to the switching engine.
To log in to the switching engine through Telnet, the corresponding configuration is required on both the
switching engine and the Telnet terminal.
You can also log in to the switching engine through SSH. SSH is a secure shell added to Telnet. Refer to
SSH in H3C WX3000 Series Unified Switches Switching Engine Configuration Guide for related
information.
Table 4-1 Requirements for Telnetting to the switching engine
Item Requirement
The IP address is configured for the VLAN of the switching engine, and the
route between the switching engine and the Telnet terminal is reachable.
(Refer to IP Address and Performance and Routing Protocol in H3C WX3000
Series Unified Switches Switching Engine Configuration Guide
for more.) Switching engine
The authentication mode and other settings are configured. Refer to Table 4-2
and Table 4-3 .
Telnet is running.
Telnet terminal
The IP address of the VLAN of the switching engine is available.
Common Configuration
Table 4-2 lists the common Telnet configuration.
Table 4-2 Common Telnet configuration
Configuration Description
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 commands to be executed
automatically after a user log in to
the user interface successfully
Optional
By default, no command is executed automatically
after a user logs into the VTY user interface.