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Telnet Disabled Option

Telnet Disabled Option

A new CLI option has been added that completely disables Telnet, removing the GUI options per interface and disabling the Telnet daemon.

When Telnet is disabled, the Telnet port cannot be configured and access cannot be enabled on interfaces.

Note

Telnet is enabled by default.

To disable Telnet:

config system global

set admin-telnet disable

end

When disabled, the Telnet port is removed from the System > Settings page, and TELNET is no longer an administrative access option on the Network > Interfaces page.

To enable Telnet:

config system global

set admin-telnet enable

set admin-telnet-port <port>

end

When Telnet is enabled, the port can be configured on the System > Settings page, and TELNET can be selected can be selected as an administrative access option on the Network > Interfaces page.

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Telnet Disabled Option

Telnet Disabled Option

A new CLI option has been added that completely disables Telnet, removing the GUI options per interface and disabling the Telnet daemon.

When Telnet is disabled, the Telnet port cannot be configured and access cannot be enabled on interfaces.

Note

Telnet is enabled by default.

To disable Telnet:

config system global

set admin-telnet disable

end

When disabled, the Telnet port is removed from the System > Settings page, and TELNET is no longer an administrative access option on the Network > Interfaces page.

To enable Telnet:

config system global

set admin-telnet enable

set admin-telnet-port <port>

end

When Telnet is enabled, the port can be configured on the System > Settings page, and TELNET can be selected can be selected as an administrative access option on the Network > Interfaces page.