
Operation Manual – Login
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 3 Logging in Through Telnet
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III. Configuration procedure
# Enter system view, and enable the Telnet service.
<H3C> system-view
[H3C] telnet server enable
# Create a local user named “guest” and enter local user view.
[H3C] local-user guest
# Set the authentication password of the local user to 123456 (in plain text).
[H3C-luser-guest] password simple 123456
# Set the service type to Telnet, Specify commands of level 2 are available to users
logging into VTY 0.
[H3C-luser-guest] service-type telnet level 2
# Enter VTY 0 user interface view.
[H3C] user-interface vty 0
# Configure to authenticate users logging into VTY 0 in the scheme mode.
[H3C-ui-vty0] authentication-mode scheme
# Configure Telnet protocol is supported.
[H3C-ui-vty0] protocol inbound telnet
# Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain to 30.
[H3C-ui-vty0] screen-length 30
# Set the maximum number of commands the history command buffer can store to 20.
[H3C-ui-vty0] history-command max-size 20
# Set the timeout time to 6 minutes.
[H3C-ui-vty0] idle-timeout 6
3.5 Telnet Connection Establishment
3.5.1 Telnetting to a Switch from a Terminal
You can telnet to a switch and then configure the switch if the interface of the
management VLAN of the switch is assigned with an IP address. (By default, VLAN 1 is
the management VLAN.)
Following are procedures to establish a Telnet connection to a switch:
Step 1: Log into the switch through the Console port and assign an IP address to the
management VLAN interface of the switch.
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Connect to the Console port. Refer to section