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M4100 Series Managed Switch
The Current Number of Sessions field displays the number of current sessions.
8. In the Inbound
Telnet section, select the Allow New Telnet Sessions Disable or Enable radio
button.
The default value is Enable.
9. In the Session T
imeout field, specify how many minutes of inactivity can occur on a Telnet
session before the session is logged off.
You can enter any number from 1 to 160. The factory default is 5.
10. In the Maximum Number of Sessions field, specify how many simultaneous
Telnet
sessions are allowed.
The maximum is 5, which is also the factory default.
Configure Outbound Telnet
You can regulate new outbound Telnet connections. If Allow New Telnet Sessions is enabled,
new outbound Telnet sessions can be established until there are no more sessions available.
If Allow New Telnet Sessions is disabled, no new outbound Telnet sessions are established.
An established session remains active until the session is ended or an abnormal network
error ends the session.
 To configure outbound Telnet:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser
.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.