Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus SFCS-1000, Configuration Manual

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AMI Overview
A.1.2 Login from Telnet
To telnet to the SCP, enter the following parameters at the > prompt on the
host:
>
telnet <name>
name Enter either the name or the IP address of the SCP.
For example, to telnet to an SCP called fishtank, enter the following:
>
telnet fishtank
When the telnet connection is established, something similar to the following
will be displayed:
Trying 204.95.89.231 ...
Connected to fishtank.
Escape character is '^]'.
ForeThought_4.0.0 (1.15) (asx200bx) (fishtank)
Above, ForeThought_4.0.0 (1.15) indicates the version of software,
(asx200bx) indicates what type of switch this is, and (fishtank) indicates the
name that has been assigned to this SCP. If (ATM SWITCH) is displayed for the
switch name, this means that no host name has been assigned yet.
Only one user may open an AMI session on an SCP at a time. The user will be
prompted to log in. The user should enter
ami at the prompt.
If a password has been assigned, then the user will be prompted for that pass-
word. The keystrokes of the password will not be echoed for security reasons.
If no password has been assigned (e.g., the very first time you log in), then the
user will not be prompted for a password. For more information about how to
assign or to change the password, please refer to the section entitled “Setting
or Changing the Password” under “Operation Commands” in Appendix C of
this manual.
login:
ami
Password:
The following is displayed and a session is opened on the SCP: