Using Telnet; Starting A Telnet Session - ADTRAN Atlas 550 User Manual

USING TELNET

Starting a Telnet Session

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To connect to the ATLAS 550 via Telnet, you must define the IP address, set
the subnet mask, and, typically, set the default gateway IP address.
You must define the IP address before attempting to connect via
Telnet. See Using VT-100 Terminal Emulation on page 3-1 for
details on defining the IP address.
You will need a default gateway if the LAN contains multiple
segments. Contact your LAN administrator for the appropriate
address.
When you begin the Telnet session, you will be prompted for a password.
The default password is password (which is a Level 0 superuser password).
You can change this password using the A
is only accessible through the terminal menus. See Access Passwords on page
6-15 for details. The Telnet session will time out and display the Login
prompt after a predefined time that is set in the S
Session Timeout on page 6-9 for details).
Use the M
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Telnet sessions that can be active at one time (see Max Telnet
Sessions on page 6-9 for details).
Microsoft Telnet version 1.0 does not implement full VT-100
emulation. However, many commercial Telnet clients for Microsoft
Windows exist which fully implement VT-100. In addition, a
freeware client, recommended for optimum performance, comes with
the ATLAS 550. See VT-100 Utility on page 14-8 for details.
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