Configuring remote access

This section describes how to configure remote access on Cisco switches.

Configuring Telnet

Enter the following commands to configure Telnet:

Switch# enable
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# interface vlan 1
Switch(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0
Switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Switch(config-if)# exit
Switch(config)# line vty 0 15
Switch(config-line)# transport input telnet
Switch(config-line)# password cisco
Switch(config-line)# login
Switch(config-line)# exit
Switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config

Open the Command Prompt on your computer and try telneting into a remote switch, as shown in Figure 4.9. You need to use thetelnetcommand accompanied by the IP address of a remote switch:

Figure 4.9. Telneting into a switch

Configuring SSH

Enter the following commands to configure SSH:

Switch# enable
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# hostname Test
Switch(config)# ip domain-name Test.local
Switch(config)# crypto key generate rsa...