Logging Into the Switch
Login Specifications
Platforms Supported
Telnet clients supported
FTP clients supported
HTTP (WebView) clients supported
Secure Shell clients supported
Secure Shell DSA public key authentication
SNMP clients supported
Login Defaults
Access to managing the switch is always available for the admin user through the console port, even if
management access to the console port is disabled.
Parameter Description
Session login attempts allowed
before the TCP connection is
closed.
Time-out period allowed for
session login before the TCP
connection is closed.
Inactivity time-out period. The
length of time the switch can
remain idle during a login
session before the switch will
close the session.
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide
OmniSwitch 6250, 6450
Any standard Telnet client
Any standard FTP client
– Internet Explorer for Windows NT, Windows
XP, and Windows 2000, version 6.0
– Netscape for Windows NT, Windows XP, and
Windows 2000, version 7.1
– Netscape for Sun OS 2.8, version 4.79
– Netscape for HP-UX 11.0, version 4.79
Any standard Secure Shell client (Secure Shell
Version 2)
Password
DSA Public Key
Any standard SNMP manager (such as HP Open-
View)
Command
session login-attempt
session login-timeout
session timeout
May 2012
Login Specifications
Default
3 attempts
55 seconds
4 minutes
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