Login overview

This chapter describes the available login methods and introduces the related concepts.

Login methods at a glance

You can access the device through the console port or the Web interface at the first login. After login, you can configure other login methods on the device, such as AUX, Telnet, and SSH.

Table 1 Login methods

Login method

Default setting and configuration requirements

Logging in to the CLI:

 

 

 

• Logging in through the console

By default, login through the console port is enabled, no username or

port for the first time

password is required, and the user privilege level is 3.

 

 

 

By default, Telnet service is disabled.

 

To use Telnet service, you only need to enable the Telnet server

• Logging in through Telnet

function. After you enable the Telnet server function ,a user can log in

 

to the device through Telnet with the IP address 192.168.0.1/24 (the

 

IP address of interface GigabitEthernet 0/0), the username admin, the

 

password admin, and the user privilege level 3.

 

 

 

By default, SSH service is disabled. To use SSH service, complete the

 

following configuration tasks:

 

• Enable the SSH server function and configure SSH attributes.

 

• Assign an IP address to an interface of the device and make sure

• Logging in through SSH

the interface and the SSH client can reach each other. By default,

only interface GigabitEthernet 0/0 is assigned an IP address

 

 

(192.168.0.1/24).

 

• Configure scheme authentication for VTY login users (scheme

 

authentication by default).

 

• Configure the user privilege level of VTY login users (0 by default).

 

 

 

By default, login through the AUX port is disabled. To enable AUX

 

login, log in to the device through the console port, and configure the

 

password for the default password authentication mode, or change

Local login through the AUX port

the authentication mode and configure parameters for the new

authentication mode.

 

NOTE:

 

Support for this login method depends on the device model. For more

 

information, see "Configuring none authentication for AUX login."

 

By default, you can log in to the Web interface of the device with the

Logging in to the Web interface

IP address 192.168.0.1/24 (the IP address of interface

 

GigabitEthernet 0/0), the username admin, and the password admin.

 

 

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