5/26/05 Logging Into the CLI
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Using a Remote Ethernet ConnectionUsing a Remote Ethernet Connection
You will need:
A computer with access to the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller over the Ethernet network
The IP Address of the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
You may use either a terminal emulation program or a DOS shell for the Telnet session.
Your computer may connect to the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller through the network using one of a
variety of paths as shown in the following illustration.
1. Verify that your terminal emulation or DOS shell interface is configured with the following
parameters:
-Ethernet address
-Port 23
2. In your terminal emulation interface, use the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller IP Address to Telnet
to the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller command line interface. The CLI returns a login prompt.
3. Enter a valid login and password to enter the CLI. (The default login and password are admin
and admin, respectively.)
User:
Password:
Note that the login and password functions are case sensitive.
4. The CLI displays the root level system prompt:
(system prompt)>
The CLI allows a default of five users to be logged in at a time, but this number can be set from
zero to five users.
The system prompt can be any alphanumeric string, up to 31 characters, and can be changed.
Because this is a user-defined variable, it is omitted from the rest of this documentation.
The CLI automatically logs you out without saving any changes after a short period of inactivity.
This automatic logout can be set from 0 (never log out), or from 1 to 160 minutes. (Use the CLI
command config serial timeout x, where x is a number between 0 and 160.)
You are now logged into the CLI.
Note: By default, Telnet sessions are not allowed. You will need to enable Telnet
sessions using your serial connection, and using the Cisco WLAN Solution CLI or Web
User Interface.