Configuring Telnet

Telnet Configuration describes how to configure and use Telnet on an S- K- and 7100-Series devices. Telnet commands can be entered in any command mode.

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Telnet Configuration

Step Task Command(s)
1 Enable or disable either inbound or outbound or both Telnet services. set telnet {enable | disable} {all | inbound | outbound}
2 Verify the Telnet status. show telnet
3 Start a Telnet connection.
  • -s - The source IP address to use in the outgoing telnet
  • -4 | -6 - Use only IPv4 or IPv6 addresses but not both
  • -vrf - The name of the router used for this session
  • -r - Bypass the host routing table for this session
  • host - The remote host to Telnet to for this session
telnet [-s src-addr] [-4 | -6] [-vrf router] [-r] {host [port]}