enable telnet
Configures Telnet access control parameters.
Syntax
enable telnet
{
authentication
|
password
password
}
no enable telnet
{
authentication
|
password
password
}
Command Default
Telnet authentication is not enabled and the Telnet password is not set.
Parameters
Modes
Global configuration mode
Usage Guidelines
To authenticate Telnet access to the CLI, you also must enable the authentication by entering the enable telnet authentication command. You cannot enable Telnet authentication using the Web Management Interface.
The no form of the command removes the Telnet authentication or Telnet password.
Examples
The following example shows how to enable Telnet authentication.
device(config)# enable telnet authentication
The following example shows how to set the password for Telnet access.
device(config)# enable telnet password pass1