Logging In Through Telnet - HP 6125G Configuration Manual

Step
14. Set the size of command
history buffer.
15. Set the idle-timeout timer.

Logging in through Telnet

You can Telnet to the device through a VTY user interface for remote management, or use the device as
a Telnet client to Telnet to other devices, as shown in
Figure 12 Telnet login
Telnet client
Table 13 shows the Telnet server and client configuration required for a successful Telnet login.
Table 13 Telnet server and Telnet client configuration requirements
Object
Telnet server
Telnet client
To control Telnet access to the device working as a Telnet server, configure authentication and user
privilege for Telnet users.
By default, password authentication applies to Telnet login, but no login password is configured. To allow
Telnet access to the device after you enable the Telnet server, you must configure a password.
The following are authentication modes available for controlling Telnet logins:
None—Requires no authentication and is insecure.
•
Password—Requires a password for accessing the CLI. If your password was lost, log in to the
•
device through the console port and change the password.
• Scheme—Uses the AAA module to provide local or remote authentication. You must provide a
username and password for accessing the CLI. If the password configured in the local user
database was lost, log in to the device through the console port and change the password. If the
Command
history-command max-size value
idle-timeout minutes [ seconds ]
IP network
Requirements
Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface, and make sure the Telnet server
and client can reach each other.
Configure the authentication mode and other settings.
Enable Telnet server.
Run the Telnet client program.
Obtain the IP address of the Layer 3 interface on the server.
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Remarks
By default, the buffer saves 10
history commands at most.
The default idle-timeout is 10
minutes. The system automatically
terminates the user's connection if
there is no information interaction
between the device and the user
within the idle-timeout time.
Setting idle-timeout to 0 disables the
timer.
Figure 12.
Telnet server