2-4Configuration RemarksMake terminalservices availableOptionalBy default, terminal services are available in all userinterfacesSet the maximumnumber of lines thescreen can containOptionalBy default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines.Set historycommand buffersizeOptionalBy default, the history command buffer can contain upto 10 commands.TerminalconfigurationSet the timeout timeof a user interfaceOptionalThe default timeout time is 10 minutes.The change to console port configuration takes effect immediately, so the connection may bedisconnected when you log in through a console port and then configure this console port. To configurea console port, you are recommended to log in to the switch in other ways. To log in to a switch throughits console port after you modify the console port settings, you need to modify the correspondingsettings of the terminal emulation utility running on your PC accordingly in the dialog box shown inFigure 2-4.Console Port Login Configurations for Different Authentication ModesTable 2-3 Console port login configurations for different authentication modesAuthenticationmode Console port login configuration RemarksNonePerformcommonconfigurationPerform commonconfiguration for consoleport loginOptionalRefer to Table 2-2.Configure thepasswordConfigure the password forlocal authentication RequiredPassword PerformcommonconfigurationPerform commonconfiguration for consoleport loginOptionalRefer to Table 2-2.
