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1. The document discusses configuring Telnet access on a switch and router in Packet Tracer, including setting enable passwords, IP addresses, and Telnet passwords to allow remote access and management of devices through their CLI. 2. For the switch, this involves assigning an IP to the VLAN interface, setting the enable password, and configuring the Telnet password on VTY lines. 3. For the router, the process is similar - setting the enable password, IP addresses on interfaces, and the Telnet password on VTY lines to allow managing the router remotely from the laptop.

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Telnet

1. The document discusses configuring Telnet access on a switch and router in Packet Tracer, including setting enable passwords, IP addresses, and Telnet passwords to allow remote access and management of devices through their CLI. 2. For the switch, this involves assigning an IP to the VLAN interface, setting the enable password, and configuring the Telnet password on VTY lines. 3. For the router, the process is similar - setting the enable password, IP addresses on interfaces, and the Telnet password on VTY lines to allow managing the router remotely from the laptop.

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Configuring Telnet on a switch and a router in

Packet Tracer

Welcome to this tutorial! Here, we’ll have have an overview of the Telnet then see
how to configure it on a switch and a router in Packet Tracer. So precisely, we’ll look
at:

1. An overview of Telnet
2. Configuring Telnet on a switch in Packet Tracer
3. Configuring Telnet on a router in Packet Tracer

1. About Telnet

Telnet is an application layer protocol that allows a network administrator to


access and manage remote devices . A user on a client machine can use a software
(also known as a Telnet client) to access a command-line interface of another,
remote machine that is running a Telnet server program.

A network administrator can access the device by telnetting to the IP address or


hostname of a remote device. The network administrator will then be presented with
a virtual terminal that can interact with the remote host.

Now assume you’re the network admin. We’ll begin with:

2. Telnet configuration on a switch


1. Create the network topology below in Packet Tracer.

Assign the laptop a static IP address of 10.0.0.10.

The topology above consists of an ADMIN laptop and a remote switch. We’ll
configure Telnet on the switch so that as the admin,you’ll be able to access and
manage the switch remotely.
2. Configure enable password or enable secret password on the switch. If you
fail to do this,you won’t get past the executive mode of the switch even after you
establish a telnet connection to the switch.

Switch>enable

Switch#config terminal

Switch(config)#enable password admin

3.Configure a VLAN interface on the switch

We assign an IP address to the VLAN interface of the switch so that we can Telnet
the switch from the laptop using this address.

Switch(config)#int VLAN 1

Switch(config-if)#ip address 10.0.0.20 255.0.0.0

Switch(config-if)#no shut

Switch(config-if)#exit

4.Configure a Telnet password for remote access.

This password is configured on VTY lines. VTY means Virtual Terminal. Before you
can manage the switch remotely via Telnet, you’ll have to provide this password.

Switch(config)#line vty 0 15

Switch(config-line)#password cisco

Switch(config-line)#login

Telnet access to the switch is allowed through VTY lines. We can establish up
to 16 telnet connections to the switch at the same time. Tha’ts what ‘0 15‘ means.

Next,

5. Test Telnet connectivity.

Go to command prompt of the laptop and type telnet 10.0.0.20

Hope you remember that 10.0.0.20 is the VLAN address of the switch through which
we can access it remotely.
6. Now provide the Telnet password that you set in step 3. Mine is cisco. Notice that
password characters won’t show up(no echo) on the screen as you type them, but
just type, then hit ENTER.

After you’re authenticated, you will see the the CLI of the remote switch appear.

Now provide the enable password admin (or yours which you set in step 1) to enter
the privileged executive mode of the switch. You can then continue to configure
your switch the way you desire( but now, remotely)

Note that Telnet and enable passwords are


different. Enable password authenticates you into privileged executive mode of the
terminal device(switch, for example), but you’re using Telnet Password to allow you
access the interface of the remote device after connecting to it. You can see that we
used telnet password to access the CLI of the remote switch.

Alright! That’s all for Telnet configuration on a switch.

Now let’s configure Telnet access to a router.

3. Telnet Configuration on Router

For a router, Telnet configuration is almost same as that of the switch.

1. Build the network topology below


2. Configure enable password or enable secret password on the router

Router>en

Router#config term

Router(config)#enable password admin

3. Configure IP addresses on the admin PC and interface fa0/0 of the router

Router

Router(config)#int fa0/0

Router(config-if)#ip address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0

Router(config-if)#no shut

Admin PC

IP address 10.0.0.10 Subnet mask 255.0.0.0 Default gateway 10.0.0.1

4. Configure VLAN interface on the router. This interface allows for remote access
on a switch or router via protocols such as Telnet or Secure Shell(SSH)

Router(config)#int VLAN 1

Router(config-if)#no shutdown

As you can see, we’ve not configured the VLAN interface with an IP address. We
could do this but it unnecessary. We already have an interface fa0/0 of the router
with an IP address through which we can Telnet the router from the PC.

4. Configure Telnet password on VTY lines and configure remote login.


Router(config)#

Router(config)#line vty 0 15

Router(config-line)#password cisco

Router(config-line)#login

5. We can now telnet the router using the IP address of fa0/0 interface. So, in the
command prompt of the admin PC type telnet 10.0.0.1 then hit enter key.

6. Provide Telnet Password (that you set in step 4), then hit enter. Correct password
allows you access the CLI of the router .

7. Now provide the enable password (that you set in step 2) to be allowed
into privileged executive mode of the router.

You can now do configurations on the router from the PC remotely.

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