Operation Manual – LoginH3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 3 Logging In Through Telnet3-1Chapter 3 Logging In Through Telnet3.1 IntroductionYou can telnet to a remote switch to manage and maintain the switch. To achieve this,you need to configure both the switch and the Telnet terminal properly.Table 3-1 Requirements for Telnet to a switchItem RequirementStart the Telnet ServerThe IP address of the VLAN of the switch is configured and theroute between the switch and the Telnet terminal is available.(Refer to the module “IP Addressing and Performance” and “IPRouting” for more.)SwitchThe authentication mode and other settings are configured.Refer to Table 3-2 and Table 3-3.Telnet is running.Telnet terminal The IP address of the management VLAN of the switch isavailable.Note:z After you log in to the switch through Telnet, you can issue commands to the switchby way of pasting session text, which cannot exceed 2000 bytes, and the pastedcommands must be in the same view; otherwise, the switch may not execute thecommands correctly.z If the session text exceeds 2000 bytes, you can save it in a configuration file, uploadthe configuration file to the switch and reboot the switch with this configuration file.For details, refer to the File System Management part of the manual.z The way to log in to a switch using Telnet based on IPv6 is the same as that basedon IPv4.3.1.1 Common ConfigurationTable 3-2 lists the common Telnet configuration.
