Logging Into An Ethernet Switch; Introduction To The User Interface; Supported User Interfaces; User Interface Index - H3C S3100 Series Operation Manual

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Logging into an Ethernet Switch

Logging into an Ethernet Switch
You can log into an S3100 Ethernet switch in one of the following ways:
Logging in locally through the Console port
Logging in locally or remotely through an Ethernet port by means of Telnet or SSH
Telnetting to the Console port using a modem
Logging into the Web-based network management system
Logging in through NMS (network management station)

Introduction to the User Interface

Supported User Interfaces

The auxiliary (AUX) port and the Console port of an H3C Ethernet switch are the same port (refereed to
as Console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user interface if you log in through this port.
S3100 series Ethernet switches support two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.
AUX user interface: A view when you log in through the AUX port. AUX port is a line device port.
Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: A view when you log in through VTY. VTY port is a
logical terminal line used when you access the device by means of Telnet or SSH.
Table 1-1 Description on user interface
User interface
AUX
VTY

User Interface Index

Two kinds of user interface index exist: absolute user interface index and relative user interface index.
1) The absolute user interface indexes are as follows:
The absolute AUX user interfaces is numbered 0.
Applicable user
Users logging in through
the Console port
Telnet users and SSH
users
Port used
Console port
Ethernet port
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Description
Each switch can accommodate
one AUX user.
Each switch can accommodate
up to five VTY users.