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To access the switch through a Telnet session, you must first set the IP address for the switch, and set the
default gateway if you are managing the switch from a different IP subnet. For example,
Console(config)#
interface vlan 1
Console(config-if)#
ip address 10.1.0.254 255.255.255.0
Console(config-if)#
exit
Console(config)#
ip default-gateway 10.1.0.254
If your corporate network is connected to another network outside your office or to the Internet, you need to
apply for a registered IP address. If the switch is attached to an isolated network, then you can use any IP
address that matches the network segment to which you are attached.
After you configure the switch with an IP address, you can open a Telnet session by performing these steps:
1. From the remote host, enter the Telnet command and the IP address of the device you want to
access.
2. At the prompt, enter the user name and system password. The CLI will display the “Vty-0#” prompt
for the administrator to show that you are using privileged access mode (For example, Privileged
Exec), or “Vty-0>” for the guest to show that you are using normal access mode (For example,
Normal Exec).
3. Enter the necessary commands to complete your desired tasks.
4. When finished, exit the session with the “quit” or “exit” command.
After entering the Telnet command, the login screen displays:
Username:
admin
Password:
CLI session with the 44 10/100/1000 ports 4 Gigabit Combo ports
L2/L4 managed standalone switch is opened.
To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
Vty-0#
Note:
You can open up to four sessions to the device via Telnet.
A.7 Entering Commands
This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
A.7.1 Keywords and Arguments
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a command, and arguments
specify configuration parameters. For example, in the command “show interfaces status ethernet 1/5,” show
interfaces and status are keywords, ethernet is an argument that specifies the interface type, and 1/5
specifies the unit/port.
You can enter commands as follows:
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To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
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To enter multiple commands, enter each command in the required order. For example, to enable
Privileged Exec command mode, and display the startup configuration, enter:
