Let’s open a putty session and try to telnet 10.1.1.50.Īs expected, it is asking the password.
Password cisco: Setting the password for telnet.
Method 1: Cisco-RTR#configure terminalĬisco-RTR(config-line)#transport input telnetĬisco-RTR(config-line)#login Explanation: transport input telnet: Enabling telnet. In the 2nd way, we can enable telnet for local users, where a telnet user need to have an account on the device. Problem with this method is, you will not be able to identify who joined to the telnet session. By this way, whenever someone tried to telnet to the device, they only need to use password, no username. In the first way, we will add a password for telnet. And, we will enable our telnet under line vty.īefore enabling telnet, you should know, we can enable telnet in two ways. VTY is a virtual port that helps to get Telnet or SSH access to the device. In this example, we will telnet on 10.1.1.50. And, we can telnet any IPs of this list, as long as we have the reachability. You can see interface gig0/0 to gig0/2 has IP addresses. GigabitEthernet0/4 unassigned YES NVRAM administratively down down GigabitEthernet0/3 unassigned YES NVRAM administratively down down GigabitEthernet0/2 172.16.1.1 YES NVRAM up up You can open multiple sessions to the switch via Telnet. To access the switch through a Telnet session, you must first set the IP address for the switch. GigabitEthernet0/1 172.16.0.1 YES NVRAM up up After connecting through the console port, you see the following display: Cisco Systems Console Enter password: Console> Console> Accessing the Switch CLI via Telnet. GigabitEthernet0/0 10.1.1.50 YES NVRAM up up Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol So, let’s get started.įirst of all, we will check our interface IPs by running show ip interface brief and choose an interface for telnet. By the end of this article, you will be confident enough to configure and troubleshoot Telnet related issues on Cisco routers and switches. If you are not familiar with Telnet, then just remember Telnet is a network protocol, that allows you to gain remote access to your devices.
#How to use telnet to connect to a switch how to#
Today’s topic is, how to configure Telnet on your Cisco IOS devices.
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