Configuring Password Authentication For Telnet Login - HP A7500 Series Configuration Manual

Figure 13 Configuration page

Configuring password authentication for Telnet login

Configuration prerequisites
You have logged in to the device.
By default, you can log in to the device through the console port without authentication and have user
privilege level 3 after login. For information about logging in to the device with the default configuration,
see "Configuration
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure password authentication for Telnet login:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable Telnet
Enter one or multiple VTY user
interface views
Specify the password
authentication mode
Set the local password
requirements."
Use the command...
system-view
telnet server enable
user-interface vty first-number
[ last-number ]
authentication-mode password
set authentication password { cipher |
simple } password
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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.