SMC Networks 8708L2, Management Manual

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C
ONFIGURING THE
S
WITCH
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CLI – Enter Line Configuration mode for the console, then specify the
connection parameters as required. To display the current console port
settings, use the
show line command from the Normal Exec level.
Telnet Settings
You can access the onboard configuration program over the network using
Telnet (i.e., a virtual terminal). Management access via Telnet can be
enabled/disabled and other various parameters set, including the TCP port
number, timeouts, and a password. These parameters can be configured
via the web or CLI interface.
Command Attributes
• Telnet Status – Enables or disables Telnet access to the switch.
(Default: Enabled)
• Telnet Port Number – Sets the TCP port number for Telnet on the
switch. (Default: 23)
• Login Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits for a user to
log into the CLI. If a login attempt is not detected within the timeout
Console(config)#line console 4-15
Console(config-line)#login local 4-16
Console(config-line)#password 0 secret 4-17
Console(config-line)#timeout login response 0 4-18
Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 0 4-19
Console(config-line)#password-thresh 5 4-20
Console(config-line)#silent-time 60 4-21
Console(config-line)#databits 8 4-22
Console(config-line)#parity none 4-23
Console(config-line)#speed auto 4-23
Console(config-line)#stopbits 1 4-24
Console(config-line)#end
Console#show line console
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Console configuration:
Password threshold: 5 times
Interactive timeout: Disabled
Login timeout: Disabled
Silent time: 60
Baudrate: auto
Databits: 8
Parity: none
Stopbits: 1
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