HP 5500 Ei 5500 Si Switch Series Configuration Guide

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Step Command Remarks 
4.  Enable command 
authorization.  command authorization  Optional. 
By default, command authorization 
is disabled. The commands 
available for a user only depend on 
the user privilege level.  
If command authorization is 
enabled, a command is available 
only if the user has the 
commensurate user privilege level 
and is authorized to use the 
command by the AAA scheme. 
5.
  Enable command 
accounting.  command accounting  Optional. 
By default, command accounting is...

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Step Command Remarks 
12. Set an authentication 
password for the local user.  password
 { cipher | simple  } 
password   By default, no password is set. 
13.
 Specifies a command level 
of the local user.  authorization-attribute level 
level Optional. 
By default, the command level is 0.
 
14.
 Specify terminal service for 
the local user.  service-type
 terminal  By default, no service type is 
specified. 
15.
 Configure common settings 
for console login.  See 
Configuring common console 
login...

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Step Command Remarks 
3.  Enter AUX user interface 
view.  user-interface aux
 first -number  
[ last-number  ]  N/A 
4.
  Configure the baud rate. 
speed speed-value  By default, the transmission rate is 
9600 bps. 
5.
  Configure the parity check 
mode.  parity { even
 | none  | odd  }  The default setting is 
none, namely, 
no parity check. 
6.   Configure the number of stop 
bits.  stopbits 
{ 1  |  1.5  | 2 }  The default is 1. 
Stop bits indicate the end of a 
character. The more the stop...

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Step Command Remarks 
14. Set the size of command 
history buffer.  history-command max-size 
value By default, the buffer saves 10 
history commands at most. 
15.
 Set the idle-timeout timer. 
idle-timeout minutes [  seconds  ]   The default idle-timeout is 10 
minutes. The system automatically 
terminates the user’s connection if 
there is no information interaction 
between the device and the user 
within the idle-timeout time. 
Setting idle-timeout to 0 disables the 
timer. 
 
Logging in through...

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recovery. If the username or password configured on a remote server was lost, contact the server 
administrator for help.  
Table 14  Configuration required for different  Telnet login authentication modes 
Authentication 
mode  Configuration tasks  Reference 
None  Set the authentication mode to 
none for the VTY user 
interface.  
Configuring none 
authentication f
 or Telnet 
login 
Password  Enable password authentication on the VTY user 
interface. 
Set a password.  
Configuring password...

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The next time you attempt to Telnet to the device, you do not need to provide any username or password, 
as shown in Figure 13 . If the 
maximum number of login users has been reached, your login attempt fails 
and the message All user interfaces are used, please try later! appears. 
Figure 13  Telneting to the device without authentication 
 
 
Configuring password authentication for Telnet login  
Step Command Remarks 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
2.  Enable Telnet. 
telnet server...

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Figure 14 Password authentication interface for Telnet login 
 
 
Configuring scheme authentication for Telnet login 
Follow these guidelines when you configure scheme authentication for Telnet login:  
•  To make the command authorization or command accounting function take effect, apply an 
HWTACACS scheme to the intended ISP domain. This scheme must specify the IP address of the 
authorization server and other authorization parameters.  
•   If the local authentication scheme is used, use the...

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Step Command Remarks 
5.  Enable command authorization. command authorization  Optional. 
By default, command authorization 
is disabled. The commands 
available for a user only depend on 
the user privilege level.  
If command authorization is 
enabled, a command is available 
only if the user has the 
commensurate user privilege level 
and is authorized to use the 
command by the AAA scheme. 
6.
  Enable command accounting. 
command accounting  Optional. 
By default, command accounting is...

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Step Command Remarks 
9.  Create a local user and enter 
local user view.  local-user 
user-name  By default, no local user exists. 
10. Set a password.  password
 { cipher |  simple } 
password   By default, no password is set. 
11.
 Specify the command level of 
the local user.  authorization-attribute level 
level  Optional. 
By default, the command level is 0.
 
12.
 Specify Telnet service for the 
local user.  service-type
 telnet    By default, no service type is 
specified. 
13.
 Exit to...

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Step Command Remarks 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view N/A 
2.  Enable copyright information 
display.  copyright-info
 enable  By default, copyright information 
display is enabled. 
3.
  Enter one or multiple VTY user 
interface views.  user-interface vty
 first -number  
[ last-number  ]  N/A 
4.
  Enable the terminal service. 
shell Optional. 
By default, terminal service is 
enabled. 
5.
  Enable the user interfaces to 
support Telnet, SSH, or both of 
them.  protocol inbound 
{ all  | ssh...