How to enable telnet on Cisco Catalyst Switches?

Dear friends, we will discuss on how to enable telnet to Cisco Catalyst Switches and all other applicable devices.

1. First, we must configure the terminal lines, and we must set a password.

Switch#conf t Switch(config)#line vty 0 15 Switch(config-line)#password cisco Switch(config-line)#login Switch(config-line)#end

2. If you haven't configured the enable password for your switch, then you will need to do so. Otherwise, telnet will fail as well.

Switch#conf t Switch(config)#enable password cisco Switch(config)#end

3. Test the telnet connection using third party client such as PuTTY. Display should be as below.



I hope this post will benefit you guys. Thank you for dropping by.

- Soulpower