Using Telnet to Manage the Switch

You can manage the Avaya Multiservice switch several ways. In addition to managing the switch by means of the Web Agent, SNMP and serial console command line interface (CLI) commands, the switch provides Telnet server capability. Through this Telnet session, an administrator can manage the switch by means of CLI commands.

This section contains the following information:

• Setting up a Management Interface
• Establishing a Telnet Session
• Terminating a Telnet session
• Viewing Active Telnet Sessions
• Telnet Session Expiration Timer

As a more secure alternative to Telnet, you can use SSHv2. For information on using an SSH connection to manage the switch, see "SSHv2" in Chapter 4:�Security.