Configure the Run-time Environment
About this task
Configure the run-time environment to define generic configuration settings for CLI sessions.
Procedure
Examples
Switch:1>enable Switch:#configure terminal
Use the default option to enable use of the default logon string:
Switch:(config)#default login-message
Use the default option before this parameter to enable use of the default string:
Switch:(config)#default passwordprompt
Configure the allowable number of inbound Telnet sessions:
Switch:(config)#telnet-access sessions 8
Configure the timeout value, in seconds, to wait for a Telnet or CLI login session before terminating the connection:
Switch:(config)#cli timeout 900
Configure the number of lines in the output display for the current session:
Switch:(config)#terminal length 30
Configure scrolling for the output display:
Switch:(config)#terminal more disable
Variable Definitions
The following table defines parameters for the login-message command.
| Variable | Value | 
|---|---|
| WORD<1-1513> | Changes the CLI logon prompt. | 
The following table defines parameters for the passwordprompt command.
| Variable | Value | 
|---|---|
| WORD<1-1510> | Changes the CLI password prompt. | 
The following table defines parameters for the telnet-access sessions command.
| Variable | Value | 
|---|---|
| <0-8> | Configures the allowable number of inbound Telnet sessions. The default value is 8. | 
The following table defines parameters for the cli time-out command.
| Variable | Value | 
|---|---|
| <30-65535> | Configures the timeout value, in seconds, to wait for a Telnet or CLI login session before terminating the connection. | 
The following table defines parameters for the terminal command.
| Variable | Value | 
|---|---|
| <8–64> | Configures the number of lines in the output display for the current session. The default is value 23. | 
| disable|enable | Configures scrolling for the output display. The default is enabled. | 




