The operating system supports the Telnet Protocol based on RFC 854.
Telnet allows interactive remote access to a device and is based on a client/server model. The operating system uses Telnet to connect to other devices from the switch (client) and to allow incoming connections for switch management using the CLI (server).
Note
The CLI is limited for 4000 Series devices. See the 4000 Series User Guide for this version of Switch Engine for detailed information on the available commands.