5.4 Management via Telnet
Telnet is used for remote management of network equipment through the
command line. Telnet uses TCP protocol and port 23.
In TFortis switches, Telnet is enabled by default. If necessary, you may disable it: go
to Basic Settings → Telnet
Figure 5.4.1 Configuring Telnet
Telnet supports the following
extra modes
:
1.
Short commands
. It is possible to work with short commands (you do not
need to enter the command to the end).
Example
: if you need to enter the command
config ports 1-2 state enable
, you
can reduce it to the minimum:
co po 1-2 st en
2
.
Auto-completion of commands.
The ability to press the
TAB
key to
complete the command entered.
Example: If you enter
con
and press TAB, the command will complete to
config
3.
Command history.
The history of the entered commands is available.
Switching is done with the UP, DOWN keys
You can connect to the device using any terminal program. In this document,
the configuration will be based on the example of Microsoft Telnet. Connect using
the command "
open <IP address>
"
After connection it is required to enter login and password. Login and
password for Telnet are the same as for accessing the WEB interface. If the login and
password are not set, press Enter twice.
Note:
if login / password were entered incorrectly 30 times in a row, access to Telnet
is blocked for 1 hour.
