Figure 3-10 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 how to log in to the device with default configuration, see
Requirements.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure password authentication for telnet login:
To do...
Enters system view
Enable telnet
Enter one or multiple VTY user
interface views
Specify the password
authentication mode
Set the local password
Configure the user privilege level
for login users
Configure common settings for
VTY user interfaces
Use the command...
system-view
telnet server enable
user-interface vty first-number
[ last-number ]
authentication-mode password
set authentication password { cipher
| simple } password
user privilege level level
—
3-41
Configuration
Remarks
—
Required
By default, the telnet service is
enabled.
—
Required
By default, authentication mode
for VTY user interfaces is
password.
Required
By default, no local password is
set.
Required
0 by default.
Optional
See
Configuring Common
Settings for VTY User Interfaces
(Optional).