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Telnet properties include the IP address (for servers only) and the port number to connect to when

establishing a telnet session to the unit. You can designate the built-in Serial Session Viewer as the telnet

client or you can specify another telnet application. When you specify the built-in application, you can

choose to open the window before login to troubleshoot login scripts. For more information, see "Using

When you indicate a user-specified telnet application, you can include its command line arguments. A

selection of macros is available for placement in the command line. This can be useful for automatic

replacement of variables such as IP address, port number, user name and password. For telnet commands

that do not provide their own GUI, such as those for standard Windows®, Linux, and UNIX®, you can

have the telnet application launched from within an operating system command window.

Serial console switch Telnet tab

The Tools>Options Telnet tab enables you to configure the global system settings for Telnet. These settings

can be overridden by individual console switch or server Telnet settings.

You can globally designate the built-in Serial Session Viewer as the telnet client, or you can specify

another telnet application. When you specify the built-in application, you can choose to open the window

before login to troubleshoot login scripts. For more information, see "Using login scripts (on page 152)."