Logging In

The system supports a local console session and up to 30 virtual terminal (vty) sessions simultaneously. A virtual terminal session can be a Telnet session, Secure Shell Server (SSH) protocol session, or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server session.

Note: The vty session factory default is 5. Use the line command to configure up to a maximum of 30 vtys. The configured vtys are shared among all types of connections; for example, if you configure 7 vtys, then no more than a total of 7 SSH plus FTP plus Telnet sessions can simultaneously exist on the router.

To access the system through a local console, attach a terminal to the system console port. To access the system through Telnet, Telnet client software must be installed on your host system. To access the system through SSH, SSH version 2.0 client software must be installed on your host system. To access the system through FTP, FTP client software must be installed on your host system.

You can configure Telnet to validate login requests. See Vty Line Authentication and Authorization in Managing the System , for more information. Once Telnet is running on your host system, type in the E-series router name or its IP address and press Enter. To use a name, your network must have a name server.

For example, for Microsoft Windows NT enter:

or

You are connected to your E-series router when the following prompt appears:

Note: At this point, you have access only to User Exec commands.

To connect through SSH, refer to your SSH client documentation.

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