Setting Up
5-62 9161-A2-GH30-30
April 1998

Table 5-12. Telnet/FTP Session Options (1 of 2)

Telnet Session
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Disable
Specifies whether the unit responds to a Telnet session request from a Telnet client on
an interconnected IP network.
Enable – Allows Telnet sessions between the unit and Telnet client.
Disable – Telnet sessions are not allowed.
Telnet Login Required
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Disable
Specifies whether a user ID and password is required to sign on the async terminal
interface through a Telnet session. If required, the login used is the same login used for
an async terminal interface session.
Enable – Requires a user ID and password to sign on a Telnet session.
Disable – Does not require a user ID and password to sign on a Telnet session.
Session Access Level
Possible Settings: Level-1, Level-2, Level-3
Default Setting: Level-1
Specifies the highest access level allowed during a Telnet session. Effective access
level is the lower of either your personal or Telnet session access levels.
Level-1 – Allows Telnet access by users with Login ID access levels of 1, 2, and 3, with
the capability to view system information, change configuration options, and run tests.
This is the highest access level allowed. Use this setting when downloading files.
Level-2 – Allows Telnet access by users with Login ID access levels of 1, 2, and 3, with
the capability to view system information and run tests only; they cannot change
configuration options.
Level-3 – Allows Telnet access by users with Login ID access levels of 1, 2, and 3, with
the capability to view system information only; they cannot change configuration options
or run tests.
Inactivity Timeout
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Disable
Determines whether a Telnet session is disconnected after a specified period of
keyboard inactivity.
NOTE: Changing this setting does not affect the current session; it changes all
subsequent sessions.
Enable – Terminates Telnet session after the specified time of inactivity.
Disable – Does not terminate Telnet session during inactivity.
Disconnect Time (Minutes)
Possible Settings: 1 – 60
Default Setting: 5
Determines the amount of keyboard inactive time before disconnecting.
Disconnect Time (Minutes) does not appear if Inactivity Timeout is set to Disable.
1 – 60 – Sets the time from 1 to 60 minutes.