3Com WX3000 Logging In to the Switching Engine, Introduction to the User Interface

1 Logging In to the Switching Engine

The sample output information in this manual was created on the WX3024. The output information on your device may vary.

Logging In to the Switching Engine

You can log in to the switching engine of the device in one of the following ways:

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Logging in through OAP

Logging in locally or remotely through an Ethernet port by means of Telnet or SSH Logging in to the Web-based network management system

Logging in through NMS (network management station)

Introduction to the User Interface

Supported User Interfaces

The auxiliary (AUX) port and the console port of the device are the same port (referred to as console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user interface if you log in through this port.

The device supports two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.

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AUX user interface: A view when you log in through the console port.

Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: A view when you log in through VTY. VTY port is a logical terminal line used when you access the device by means of Telnet or SSH.

Table 1-1Description on user interface

User interface	Applicable user	Port used	Description
AUX	Users logging in through	Console port	Each device can accommodate
	the console port		one AUX user.
VTY	Telnet users and SSH	Ethernet port	Each device can accommodate
	users		up to five VTY users.

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