Enabling Remote Access Services - Avaya 8800 Commissioning Manual

Remote connection configuration using the CLI

Enabling remote access services

Enable the remote access service to provide multiple methods of remote access.
Prerequisites
When you enable an Rlogin flag, you must configure an access policy and specify the user
name of who can access the switch. For more information about the access policy
commands, see Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8800/8600 Security, NN46205-601.
Procedure steps
1. Enable or disable the access service, in the run-time CLI, by using the following
2. Save the configuration.
Alternatively, you can configure remote access services from the boot monitor CLI.
1. Reboot the switch.
2. While the switch is starting, press any key to interrupt the autoboot process and
3. Enable or disable the access service by using the following command:
4. Save the boot configuration.
Variable definitions
Use the data in the following table to use the flags command.
access-service
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command:
config bootconfig flags <access-service> <true|false>
access the boot-monitor CLI.
flags <access-service> <true|false>
Variable Value
Specifies the type of remote access service
as one of the following:
• ftpd
• rlogind
• telnetd
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