Telnetting To A Switch; Telnetting To A Switch From A Terminal - H3C S3100 8C SI Operation Manual

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H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
[Sysname-ui-vty0] protocol inbound telnet
# Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain to 30.
[Sysname-ui-vty0] screen-length 30
# Set the maximum number of commands the history command buffer can store to 20.
[Sysname-ui-vty0] history-command max-size 20
# Set the timeout time to 6 minutes.
[Sysname-ui-vty0] idle-timeout 6

3.5 Telnetting to a Switch

3.5.1 Telnetting to a Switch from a Terminal

1) Assign an IP address to VLAN-interface 1 of the switch (VLAN 1 is the default
VLAN of the switch).
Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the Console port of the switch, as
shown in
Figure 3-4 Diagram for establishing connection to a Console port
Launch a terminal emulation utility (such as Terminal in Windows 3.X or
HyperTerminal in Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows
XP) on the PC terminal, with the baud rate set to 9,600 bps, data bits set to 8,
parity check set to none, and flow control set to none.
Turn on the switch and press Enter as prompted. The prompt (such as <H3C>)
appears, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 3-4
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Chapter 3 Logging in through Telnet