Telnetting To A Switch; Telnetting To A Switch From A Terminal - 3Com 4500 Configuration Manual

# 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

Telnetting to a Switch

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 19,200 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 appears.
Perform the following operations in the terminal window to assign IP address 202.38.160.92/24 to
VLAN-interface 1 of the switch.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface Vlan-interface 1
[Sysname-Vlan-interface1] ip address 202.38.160.92 255.255.255.0
2) Perform Telnet-related configuration on the switch. Refer to
Authentication Mode Being
and Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme
3) Connect your PC/terminal and the Switch to an Ethernet, as shown in
port through which the switch is connected to the Ethernet belongs to VLAN 1 and the route
between your PC and VLAN-interface 1 is reachable.
None, Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being
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Figure 3-4
Telnet Configuration with
Password,
for more.
Figure 3-5. Make sure the