Connecting to an Extreme device with Telnet

You can use the Telnet service to connect to the Extreme device.

A Telnet session allows you to access a device remotely using port 23. However, it is not secure. If you need a secure connection, use SSH.

Establish a Telnet session to the Extreme device from a remote device.
```
client# telnet 10.17.37.157
```
The example establishes a Telnet session to the device with the IP address of 10.17.37.157.
If the device is active and the Telnet service is enabled on it, a display similar to the following appears.
```
Trying 10.17.37.157...
Connected to 10.17.37.157.
Escape character is '^]'.
```
Once you have established the Telnet connection, you can log in normally.
```
device login: admin
Password:
SECURITY WARNING: The default password for at least
one default account (root, admin and user) have not been changed.

Welcome to the Extreme SLX-OS Software
admin connected from 10.252.24.5 using telnet on device
device# 
```
Note
The default admin login name is admin. The default user name is user. The default password for both admin and user accounts is password.

Extreme recommends that you change the default account password when you log in for the first time. For more information on changing the default password, refer to the Extreme SLX-OS Security Configuration Guide.

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