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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 might 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 systems command window.
Viewing and changing telnet options
1. Select an individual unit from the selected view.
2. Select View>Properties from the menu bar. The General tab appears.
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Click Properties. The General tab appears.
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Highlight and right-click the unit, and select Properties. The General tab appears.
3. Click Telnet.
4. For servers only, in the IP Address field, enter an IP address in dot notation or a 1 to 128-character
domain name. Spaces are not allowed. Duplicate addresses are allowed.
5. For servers only, in the Port field, enter a port number in the range 23 to 65535. If the field is left
blank, port 23 is used. For serial console switches, the console switch's IP address is used along with
default CLI telnet port 23.
6. Select or clear the Use Default option. When enabled, the default global settings specified in
Options will be used, and all other portions of the Application to Launch area are disabled.
7. Select or clear the Launch built-in application option. When enabled, the built-in Serial Session
Viewer application will be used to connect to this unit.
8. If you select the Launch built-in application checkbox, you can also select or clear the Open
Window before login option. When this checkbox is selected, the Serial Session Viewer Telnet