Configuring Password Authentication For Telnet Login - HP A5830 Series Configuration Manual

Figure 12 Configuration page

Configuring password authentication for Telnet login

Configuration prerequisites
Log in to the device.
By default, log in to the device through the console port without authentication, having user privilege level
3 after login. For information about logging in to the device with the default configuration, see
"Configuration
Configuration procedure
Task...
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable Telnet.
3. Enter one or multiple VTY
user interface views.
4. Specify
authentication mode.
5. Set the local password.
requirements."
Command...
system-view
telnet server enable
user-interface vty first-number [ last-
number ]
the password
authentication-mode password
set authentication password { cipher
| simple } password
Remarks
—
Required.
By default, the Telnet service is
disabled.
—
Required.
By default, authentication mode for VTY
user interfaces is password.
Required.
By default, no local password is set.
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