Administrator's Guide v4.1.1 Manual
• Refer to the Brocade VDX Hardware Reference manuals for information on connecting through the
serial port.
• Refer to Configuring Ethernet management interfaces on page 66 for details on configuring the
network interface.
Establishing a physical connection for a Telnet or SSH session
1. Connect through a serial port to the switch.
2. Verify that the switch’s network interface is configured and that it is connected to the IP network
through the RJ-45 Ethernet port.
3. Log off the switch’s serial port.
4. From a management station, open a Telnet or SSH connection using the management IP address
of the switch to which you want to connect.
For more information on setting the management IP address, refer to Connecting to a switch on
page 47.
5. Enter the password.
Brocade recommends that you change the default account password when you log in for the first
time. For more information on changing the default password, refer to the Brocade VDX Hardware
Reference manuals.
6. Verify that the login was successful.
The prompt displays the host name followed by a pound sign (#).
switch# login as: admin
admin@10.20.49.112's password:******
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WARNING: The default password of 'admin' and 'user' accounts have not been
changed.
Welcome to the Brocade Network Operating System Software
admin connected from 10.110.100.92 using ssh on VDX 6720-24
Telnet services
You can use the Telnet service to connect to a switch.
Establishing a Telnet connection
A Telnet session allows you to access a switch remotely using port 23. However, it is not secure. If
you need a secure connection, use SSH.
1. To establish a Telnet session connection, enter telnet followed by the switch IP address.
switch# telnet 10.17.37.157
If the switch is active and the Telnet service is enabled on it, a display similar to the following will
appear.
Trying 10.17.37.157...
Connected to 10.17.37.157.
Escape character is '^]'.
Network OS (sw0)
switch login:
2. Once you have established the Telnet connection, you can log in normally.
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