User manual

Administrative Tools 9-11
Optional: After supplying your login name and password, type
] (ctrl ] ) and the telnet: prompt will appear.
Closing a Connection
The close command shuts down an active TELNET connection.
TELNET Control Characters
Use the send command to transmit a TELNET control character
to a host. After you’ve established a TELNET session, transmit
one of the ten available choices, making sure that the characters
are all uppercase. See the CLI Reference Guide for your choices.
For example:
send AYT
Also, use the set_escape command to change the TELNET
escape character from (ctrl) to a character of your choice.
Use a carat (^) to precede another character. For example:
set_escape ^X
TELNET Status
The status command displays the IP address of the remote host
and the value of the TELNET escape character. Typing status at
the telnet: prompt will produce something like this:
Connected to 172.144.122.144.
Escape character is ^]