System administrator can remotely connect the system. [Telnet Server]Users can access to another server from the system. [Telnet Client]

Command Function
telnet destination To remotely connect to another system, enter the IP address or hostname of the system.
telnet destination port-number Remotely connects another system using the specified port.

The following example shows how to remotely connect to another system.
 
Switch# telnet 172.17.2.11
Trying 172.17.2.11...
Connected to 172.17.2.11 (172.17.2.11).
Escape character is '^]'.
 
Switch login: test
Password: systemtest
Switch > en
Switch #
 
This system supports the telnet server function by default and the function cannot be disabled.
Specifying the number of user accesses will be explained in 9.15 CPU Protection Feature.