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Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
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Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
Introduction to the User Interface
User Control
Switching User Level
Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
You can log in to an S5600 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 in to 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 low-end and mid-range Ethernet switch are the
same port (referred to as console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user interface if you
log in through this port.
S5600 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
Applicable user
Users logging in through the
console port
Telnet users and SSH users
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Port used
Each switch can
Console port
accommodate one AUX
user.
Each switch can
Ethernet port
accommodate up to five
VTY users.
Remarks