Table 5 shows the Telnet server and client configuration required for a successful Telnet login.
Table 5 Telnet server and Telnet client configuration requirements
Device role | Requirements | |
| Enable Telnet server. | |
| Assign an IP address to an interface of the device, and make sure the Telnet | |
Telnet server | server and client can reach each other. By default, only interface | |
| GigabitEthernet 0/0 is assigned an IP address (192.168.0.1/24). | |
| Configure the authentication mode and other settings. | |
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Telnet client | Run the Telnet client program. | |
Obtain the IP address of the interface on the server. | ||
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To control Telnet access to the device operating as a Telnet server, configure login authentication and user privilege levels for Telnet users.
By default, password authentication applies to Telnet login. To allow Telnet access to the device after you enable the Telnet server, you must configure scheme authentication.
The following are authentication modes available for controlling Telnet logins:
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Table 6 Configuration required for different Telnet login authentication modes
Authentication | Configuration tasks | Reference | |
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| Set the authentication mode to none for the VTY user | "Configuring none | |
None | authentication for Telnet | ||
interface. | |||
| login" | ||
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| Enable password authentication on the VTY user | "Configuring password | |
Password | interface. | authentication for Telnet | |
| Set a password. | login" | |
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