Using Telnet; Changing The Login Timer - Cisco WS-C2948G-GE-TX Configuration Manual

Using Telnet

Flow control
Security
Membership
Fast start
QOS scheduling
CoS rewrite
ToS rewrite
Rewrite
UDLD
Inline power
AuxiliaryVlan
SPAN
Console> (enable)
Using Telnet
You can access the switch CLI using Telnet. In addition, you can use Telnet from the switch to access
other devices in the network. Up to eight simultaneous Telnet sessions are possible.
Before you can open a Telnet session to the switch, you must first set the IP address (and in some cases
the default gateway) for the switch. For information about setting the IP address and default gateway,
see
To open a Telnet session to another device on the network from the switch, perform this task in privileged
mode:
Task
Open a Telnet session to a remote host.
This example shows how to open a Telnet session from the switch to the remote host labsparc:
Console> (enable) telnet labsparc
Trying 172.16.10.3...
Connected to labsparc.
Escape character is '^]'.
UNIX(r) System V Release 4.0 (labsparc)
login:

Changing the Login Timer

The login timer is the number of minutes after which an idle session is disconnected. To change the
logout timer value, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Change the logout timer value (a timeout value of 0 prevents idle
sessions from being disconnected automatically).
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no
yes
static,dynamic
yes
rx-(none),tx-(2q1t)
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no
no
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no
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Chapter 3, "Configuring the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway."
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Command
telnet host [port]
Command
set logout timeout
Checking Status and Connectivity
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