10 CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM ACCESS
6 Use the appropriate commands to configure the Switch 8800 or view its
operational state. Enter
? to get immediate help. For details on a specific
command, refer to the appropriate chapter in this guide.
Configuring Through a
Dial-up Modem
To configure your router with a dial-up modem through the AUX port:
1 Authenticate the modem user through the console port of the Switch 8800 before
the user logs in to the switch through a dial-up modem.
By default, a password is required for authenticating the modem user to log in to
the Switch 8800. If a user logs in through the modem without a password, the
user sees the message,
Password required, but none set.
a Enter system view, return user view with Ctrl+Z.
<SW8800>system-view
[SW8800]user-interface aux 0
[SW8800-ui-aux0]set authentication password simple/cipher xxxx (xxxx
is the preset login password of the Modem user.)
b Using the modem command, you can configure the console port to modem
mode.
[SW8800-ui-aux0]modem
2 To set up the remote configuration environment, connect the modems to a PC (or
a terminal) serial port and to the Switch 8800 console port, as shown in
Set Up
Remote Configuration Environment.
Figure 10 Set Up Remote Configuration Environment
3 Dial for a connection to the switch, using the terminal emulator and modem on
the remote end. Dial the telephone number of the modem connected to the
Switch 8800. See
Figure 11 and Figure 12.
Console port
Remote telephone:
555-5555
Modem
Modem
PST
Telephone line
Modem serial port line