Logging In To An Ethernet Switch; Introduction To The User Interface; Supported User Interfaces - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Install Manual

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Logging In to an Ethernet Switch

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Logging In to an Ethernet Switch

Introduction to the User Interface

Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
You can log in to an Ethernet switch in one of the following ways:
Logging In Through the Console Port
Logging In Through Telnet
Logging In Using a Modem
Logging In Through the Web-based Network Management System
Logging In Through NMS
Introduction to the User Interface

Supported User Interfaces

The auxiliary (AUX) port and the console port of a 3Com low-end and mid-range Ethernet switch are the
same port (referred to as console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user interface if you
log in through this port.
Switch 5500-EI support two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.
AUX user interface: A view when you log in through the AUX port. AUX port is a line device port.
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.
Table 1-1 Description on user interface
User interface
AUX
VTY
Applicable user
Users logging in through the
console port
Telnet users and SSH users
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Port used
Each switch can
Console port accommodate one AUX
user.
Each switch can
accommodate up to five
Ethernet port
VTY users.
Remarks