Secure Shell And Telnet Management; Manage The Wireless Access Point Over A Telnet Connection - NETGEAR WAC720 Reference Manual

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Secure Shell and Telnet Management

To configure remote console features:
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1. Select Maintenance > Remote Management > Remote Console.
2. Enable or disable the remote console features:
• Secure Shell (SSH). To enable this feature, select the Enable radio button, which is
the default setting. Select the Disable button to disable the feature.
• Telnet. To enable this feature, select the Enable radio button. Select the Disable
button to disable the feature, which is the default setting.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Manage the Wireless Access Point over a Telnet Connection

To manage the wireless access point over a Telnet connection:
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1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the console port of the wireless access point.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to a VT100/ANSI terminal or a computer.
If you attach a computer that is running a Windows, Apple, or Linux operating system,
start a secure terminal emulation program, and configure the terminal emulation program
to use the following settings:
• Baud rate. 9600 bps
• Data bits. 8
• Parity. None
• Stop bit. 1
• Flow control. None
3. Start a secure Telnet session from the terminal or workstation to the wireless access point.
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