Operation Manual – Login
H3C S5100-SI/EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 2 Logging In Through the Console Port
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# Set the timeout time of the AUX user interface to 6 minutes.
[Sysname-ui-aux0] idle-timeout 6
After the above configuration, you need to modify the configuration of the terminal
emulation utility running on the PC accordingly in the dialog box shown in
Figure 2-4
to
log in to the switch successfully.
2.6 Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication
Mode Being Password
2.6.1 Configuration Procedure
Follow these steps to configure console port login with the authentication mode being
password:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter AUX user
interface view
user-interface aux
0
—
Configure to
authenticate users
using the local
password
authentication-mod
e password
Required
By default, users logging in to a
switch through the console port
are not authenticated; while those
logging in through Modems or
Telnet are authenticated.
Set the local password
set authentication
password
{
cipher
|
simple
}
password
Required
2.6.2 Configuration Example
I. Network requirements
Assume the switch is configured to allow users to log in through Telnet, and the user
level is set to the administrator level (level 3). Perform the following configurations for
users logging in through the console port (AUX user interface).
z
Authenticate the users using passwords.
z
Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).
z
The commands of level 2 are available to the users.
z
The baud rate of the console port is 19,200 bps.
z
The screen can contain up to 30 lines.
z
The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands.
z
The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
