ADTRAN 550 user manual Using Telnet, Starting a Telnet Session

Chapter 3. Operation

USING TELNET

To connect to the ATLAS 550 via Telnet, you must define the IP address, set the subnet mask, and, typically, set the default gateway IP address.

You must define the IP address before attempting to connect via Telnet. See Using VT-100 Terminal Emulation on page 3-1 for details on defining the IP address.

You will need a default gateway if the LAN contains multiple segments. Contact your LAN administrator for the appropriate address.

Starting a Telnet Session

When you begin the Telnet session, you will be prompted for a password. The default password is password (which is a Level 0 superuser password). You can change this password using the ACCESS PASSWORDS option, which is only accessible through the terminal menus. See Access Passwords on page 6-15 for details. The Telnet session will time out and display the Login prompt after a predefined time that is set in the SESSION TIMEOUT option (see Session Timeout on page 6-9 for details).

Use the MAX TELNET SESSIONS option to define the number of

Telnet sessions that can be active at one time (see Max Telnet

Sessions on page 6-9 for details).

Microsoft Telnet version 1.0 does not implement full VT-100 emulation. However, many commercial Telnet clients for Microsoft Windows exist which fully implement VT-100. In addition, a freeware client, recommended for optimum performance, comes with the ATLAS 550. See VT-100 Utility on page 14-8 for details.

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