Configuration Example - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Install Manual

To do...
Set the timeout time for the
user interface

Configuration Example

Network requirements
Assume the switch is configured to allow users to log in through Telnet, and the user level is set to the
administrator level (level 3). Perform the following configurations for users logging in through the
console port (AUX user interface).
Authenticate the users using passwords.
Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).
The commands of level 2 are available to the users.
The baud rate of the console port is 19,200 bps.
The screen can contain up to 30 lines.
The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands.
The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
Network diagram
Figure 2-6 Network diagram for AUX user interface configuration (with the authentication mode being
password)
Configuration procedure
# Enter system view.
<Sysname> system-view
# Enter AUX user interface view.
[Sysname] user-interface aux 0
Use the command...
idle-timeout minutes
[ seconds ]
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Remarks
Optional
The default timeout time of a user
interface is 10 minutes.
With the timeout time being 10 minutes,
the connection to a user interface is
terminated if no operation is performed
in the user interface within 10 minutes.
You can use the idle-timeout 0
command to disable the timeout
function.