Basic Configuration 3

•Password5 – Specifies a password for the line connection. When a connection is started on a line with password protection, the system prompts for the password. If you enter the correct password, the system shows a prompt. (Default: No password)

•Login5 – Enables password checking at login. You can select authentication by a single global password as configured for the Password parameter, or by passwords set up for specific user-name accounts. (Default: Local)

Web – Click System, Line, Telnet. Specify the connection parameters for Telnet access, then click Apply.

Figure 3-16 Configuring the Telnet Interface

CLI – Enter Line Configuration mode for a virtual terminal, then specify the connection parameters as required. To display the current virtual terminal settings, use the show line command from the Normal Exec level.

Console(config)#line vty

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Console(config-line)#login local

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Console(config-line)#password 0 secret

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Console(config-line)#timeout login response 300

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Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 600

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Console(config-line)#password-thresh 3

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Console(config-line)#end

 

Console#show line vty

 

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VTY configuration:

 

 

Password threshold:

3 times

 

Interactive timeout:

600 sec

 

Login timeout:

300 sec

 

Console#

 

 

 

 

 

5. CLI only.

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