2-12 CHAPTER 2: HOW TO USE THE ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE

Top-Level Menu

system

 

 

ethernet

display

bridge

softwareUpdate

ip

baseline

snmp

consoleSpeed

analyzer

telnet

script

password

logout

name

 

time

 

screenHeight

 

consoleLock

 

ctlKeys

 

nvData

 

reboot

To ensure that your Administration Console session will not be pre-empted by remote access, you can lock the Administration Console. Remote access is prohibited only for that particular session.

The Administration Console is always locked when you are in the middle of a command. For example, the Administration Console is locked during a software update.

To lock the Administration Console:

1From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

system consoleLock

You are prompted to unlock (off) or lock (on) the Administration Console as shown here:

Enter new value (off,on) [on]:

2Enter off to unlock the Administration Console or on to lock it.

Enabling Timeout of Remote Sessions

Top-Level Menu

 

 

system

 

 

 

 

display

 

 

ethernet

 

 

softwareUpdate

bridge

baseline

 

 

ip

 

 

consoleSpeed

snmp

telnet

 

 

analyzer

 

 

script

password

timeOut

logout

name

interval

time

 

screenHeight

 

consoleLock

 

ctlKeys

 

 

 

nvData

 

 

 

reboot

 

 

You can configure the Switch 2200 to disconnect remote sessions after a user-specified time interval of no activity. By default, the telnet timeout is disabled.

To enable or disable the telnet timeout:

1From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

system telnet timeOut

2Enter the telnet timeout state (off or on).

The default time interval is 30 minutes. To change this value, follow the instructions in the next section.

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