Connecting Your Switch To The Network; Concepts; Common Methods Of Logging In To A Switch; User Interfaces Supported By The Switch - H3C S7500E Series Installation Manual

Connecting your switch to the network

This chapter describes how to connect your switch to the network, and includes these sections:

Concepts

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Logging in to the switch for the first time
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Initially configuring the switch
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• Connecting the switch to the network
Concepts

Common methods of logging in to a switch

You can log in to a switch in the following ways.
Logging in through the console port: Logging in through the console port is the most common login
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method, and also the first step to configure other login methods.
• Logging in through telnet/SSH: You can remotely log in to a switch through telnet or SSH to
configure and manage the switch.
NOTE:
For more information about login methods, see the Fundamentals Configuration Guide in the
S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Configuration Guide

User interfaces supported by the switch

The switch supports the following user interfaces.
AUX user interface: Manages and monitors users that log in through the console port.
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VTY (virtual type terminal) user interface: Manages and monitors users that log in through VTY. A
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VTY port is a logical terminal line used for Telnet or SSH access.
NOTE:
On an S7500E switch, the AUX port and the console port are the same port, and are referred to as
"console port" hereafter. You can log in through the console port through only in AUX user interface view.
Table 13 User interfaces
User interface
AUX user
interface
VTY user
interface
Users
Users logging in through the
console port
Users logging in through telnet
or SSH
.
Port type on the switch
Console port
Ethernet port
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Description
A switch allows up to two
AUX users to log in at the
same time.
A switch allows up to 16 VTY
users to log in at the same
time.