32 CHAPTER 2: L OGGING INTO AN ETHERNET S WITCHConfiguration Example Network requirementsAssume the switch is configured to allow users to log in through Telnet, and theuser level is set to the administrator level (level 3). Perform the followingconfigurations for users logging in through the Console port (AUX user interface).■ Authenticate the users using passwords.■ Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).■ The commands of level 2 are available to the users.■ The baud rate of the Console port is 19,200 bps.■ The screen can contain up to 30 lines.■ The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands.■ The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.Set history command buffersizehistory-commandmax-size valueOptionalThe default history command buffersize is 10. That is, a history commandbuffer can store up to 10 commandsby default.Set the timeout time for theuser interfaceidle-timeout minutes [seconds ]OptionalThe default timeout time of a userinterface is 10 minutes.With the timeout time being 10minutes, the connection to a userinterface is terminated if no operationis performed in the user interfacewithin 10 minutes.You can use the idle-timeout 0command to disable the timeoutfunction.Table 15 Console port login configuration with the authentication mode being passwordOperation Command Description
