• A Telnet server is present but not enabled, and, by default, users cannot use the Telnet service to connect to the OnBoard or through the OnBoard to connected devices.
• The OnBoard uses an active Telnet client to connect to devices on behalf of authorized users.The following table shows the tasks for changing the default telnet configuration with links to where the tasks are documented.
Tasks for Changing the Default telnet Configuration Enable the telnetd service for use when connecting to the OnBoard or when connecting through the OnBoard to devices Replace the telnet client with SSH or Bibilink as the connection method used by the system to use when creating connections to devices on behalf of the authorized user from the OnBoard Caution! Telnet is not encrypted, so security can only be guaranteed if the service processors are on a private network. If the service processors must be on the public network for a pressing reason, then Telnet should be replaced with SSH or bidilink.