Compatible Systems Enterprise-8, A00-1869 manual Setting Up Telnet Operation

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Setting Up Telnet Operation

Telnet is a remote terminal communications protocol based on TCP/IP. With Telnet you can log into and manage the IntraPort Enterprise-8 from anywhere on your IP internetwork, including across the Internet if your security setup allows it. To manage the server with Telnet, you must:

1.Run Telnet client software on your local computer, which will communicate with the Telnet server built into the IntraPort Enterprise-8.

2.You must also set some basic IP parameters in the server. The required parameters for Telnet access to an interface are the IP address, IP subnet mask, and IP broadcast address. There are several ways to set them.

•You may set them using text-based configuration either out-of-band via the Con- sole interface or in-band via a reconfigured IP host. Instructions for setting up these two methods were given earlier in this chapter. Once you have set up the command line interface, do the following:

A.Use the configure command and set the IPAddress, SubnetMask, and IPBroadcast keywords in the IP Ethernet 0:0 section.

B.Use the save command to save the changes to the device’s Flash ROM.

•You may also use CompatiView from a reconfigured IP host (if using the IP transport protocol), or anywhere on your network (if using the IPX transport pro- tocol). Instructions for these two methods are given in Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation.

With CompatiView, basic IP parameters can be set using the TCP/IP Routing: Ethernet 0:0 Dialog Box. Use the Save to/Device option under the File menu to save the changes.

After you have set these IP parameters and saved the changes, you can use Telnet to access the server from any node on your IP network. Invoke the Telnet client on your local host with the IP address of the server you wish to manage.