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[device-ui-vty0] protocol inbound telnet
# Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain to 30.
[device-ui-vty0] screen-length 30
# Set the maximum number of commands the history command buffer can store to 20.
[device-ui-vty0] history-command max-size 20
# Set the timeout time to 6 minutes.
[device-ui-vty0] idle-timeout 6
Telnetting to the Switching Engine

Telnetting to the Switching Engine from a Terminal

1) Assign an IP address to VLAN-interface 1 of the access control engine of the device (VLAN 1 is the
default VLAN of the access control engine).
z Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the console port of the device, as shown in Figure
3-4.
Figure 3-4 Diagram for establishing connection to a console port
z Launch a terminal emulation utility (such as Terminal in Windows 3.X or HyperTerminal in
Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows XP) on the PC terminal, with the
baud rate set to 9,600 bps, data bits set to 8, parity check set to none, and flow control set to none.
z Power on the device and press Enter as prompted. The prompt (such as <device>) appears, as
shown in the following figure.
Figure 3-5 The terminal window