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Configuring management access – Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Basic Switch Parameters

Section I: Basic Features

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Note

You must assign different values to each password.

Configuring

Management

Access

This procedure configures the console timer. It also enables and disables
Telnet access and SNMP access. To configure management access,
perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Menu.

The System Menu is shown in Figure 5 on page 51.

2. From the System Menu, type 1 - Configure System.

The Configure System Menu is shown in Figure 11 on page 59.

3. From the Configure System Menu, type 1 - Configure System

Software.

The Configure System Software Menu is shown in Figure 12 on
page 60.

4. To configure the console timer, type 2 - Console Disconnect Timer

Interval.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter Console Disconnect Timer [1 to 60] -> 10

5. Enter a value of from 1 to 60 minutes. Then press Return.

The default is 10 minutes.

If you specify 2 minutes, the AT-S60 management software
automatically ends a management session if it does not detect
any activity from the local or remote management station after 2
minutes.

6. To enable or disable Telnet access, type 5 to select Telnet Server.

The following prompt is displayed:

Telnet Server Status (E-Enabled, D-Disabled) ->

7. Toggle between the following selections:

❑ Type E (for Enabled) to enable the switch to access the Telnet

server. This the default.

❑ Type D (for Disabled) to not allow the switch to access the Telnet

server.

Note

Disable Telnet access if you are using the SSH (Secure Shell) feature.
(The SSH feature is not available on all versions of the AT-S60
management software.)