Enable Remote Access Services
Enable the remote access service to provide multiple methods of remote access.
About this task
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and Telnet server support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, with no difference in functionality or configuration.
Procedure
Example
Enable the access service for Telnet:
Switch:1>enable Switch:1#configure terminal Switch:1(config)#boot config flags telnetd
Variable Definitions
The following table defines remote access parameters for the boot config flags command.
Variable |
Value |
---|---|
ftpd |
Activates or disables the FTP server on the switch. The default value is disabled. To enable FTP, ensure that the tftpd flag is disabled. |
sshd |
Activates or disables the SSHv2 server service. The default value is disabled. |
telnetd |
Activates or disables the Telnet server service. The default is disabled. |
tftpd |
Activates or disables Trivial File Transfer Protocol server service. The default value is disabled. |