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The common settings configured for console login take effect immediately. If you configure the common settings after you log in through the console port, the current connection may be interrupted, so you must use another login method. After you configure common settings for console login, you need to modify the settings on the terminal to make them consistent with those on the device.
Logging in through Telnet
Introduction
The device supports Telnet. You can Telnet to the device to remotely manage and maintain it, as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12 Telnet login
The following table shows the configuration requirements of Telnet login.
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Telnet server | server and client can reach each other. | |
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By default, the device is enabled with the Telnet server and client functions.
•On a device that serves as the Telnet client, you can log in to a Telnet server to perform operations on the server.
•On a device that serves as the Telnet server, you can configure the authentication mode and user privilege level for Telnet users. By default, you cannot log in to the device through Telnet. Before you can Telnet to the device, you need to log in to the device through the console port, enable Telnet server, and configure the authentication mode, user privilege level, and common settings.
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