Operation Manual – Login
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Logging into an Ethernet Switch
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Chapter 1 Logging into an Ethernet Switch
1.1 Logging into an Ethernet Switch
You can log into an S3100 Ethernet switch in one of the following ways:
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Logging in locally through the Console port
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Logging in locally or remotely through an Ethernet port by means of Telnet or SSH
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Telnetting to the Console port using a modem
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Logging into the Web-based network management system
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Logging in through NMS (network management station)
1.2 Introduction to the User Interface
1.2.1 Supported User Interfaces
Note:
The auxiliary (AUX) port and the Console port of an H3C Ethernet switch are the same
port (refereed to as Console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user
interface if you log in through this port.
S3100 series Ethernet switches support two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.
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AUX user interface: A view when you log in through the AUX port. AUX port is a
line device port.
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Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: A view when you log in through VTY.
VTY port is a logical terminal line used when you access the device by means of
Telnet or SSH.
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Description on user interface
User interface
Applicable user
Port used
Description
AUX
Users logging in
through the Console
port
Console port
Each switch can
accommodate one AUX
user.
VTY
Telnet users and
SSH users
Ethernet port
Each switch can
accommodate up to five
VTY users.