Logging Into An Ethernet Switch; Supported User Interfaces - 3Com 4210 PWR Configuration Manual

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Supported User
Interfaces
User Interface Index
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OGGING INTO AN
You can log into a Switch 4210 in one of the following ways:
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
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SSH
Using Telnet to access 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)
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The Console port is also known as the auxiliary (AUX) port.
The Switch 4210 Family supports two types of CLI-driven user interfaces, AUX and
VTY.
AUX user interface: The view when you log in through the console or AUX
■
port.
Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: The view when you log in locally
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through an Ethernet port or remotely over the network using Telnet or SSH.
The VTY port is the logical port associated with your management session.
Table 9 Description of the user interface
User interface
AUX
VTY
Index numbers are used to distinguish between multiple users accessing the
switch for management at the same time. There are two types of user interface
indexes, absolute user interface index and relative user interface index.
1 The absolute user interface indexes are as follows:
The absolute AUX user interface is numbered 0.
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VTY user interface indexes follow AUX user interface indexes. The first
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absolute VTY user interface is numbered 1, the second is 2, and so on.
Applicable user
Users logging in Console port
through the Console
port
Telnet users and SSH Ethernet port
users
E
THERNET
Port used
Each switch can
accommodate one AUX
user.
Each switch can
accommodate up to five
VTY users.
S
WITCH
Description