Administration of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway - Avaya Support

Accessing the Avaya G350 Media GatewaySpecial security featuresThis section describes the following special security features:●●Enabling and disabling recovery password — instructions on how to enable and disablethe recovery password, which provides emergency access to the G350 via a directconnection to the console portEnabling and disabling telnet access — instructions on how to enable and disable telnetaccess to and from the G350Enabling and disabling recovery passwordThe G350 includes a special recovery password. The purpose of the recovery password is toenable the system administrator to access the G350 in the event that the regular password isforgotten. You can only use the recovery password when accessing the G350 via a directconnection to the console port. See Accessing CLI with a console device on page 29.You can use the set terminal recovery password command to enable or disable therecovery password. You can only use this command when accessing the G350 via a directconnection to the console port.Enabling and disabling telnet accessYou can enable and disable the G350’s ability to establish incoming and outgoing telnetconnections, using the following commands. You can only use these commands whenaccessing the G350 via a direct connection to the console port. See Accessing CLI with aconsole device on page 29.●●Use the ip telnet command to enable the G350 to establish an incoming telnetconnection. Use the no form of this command to disable the G350’s ability to establish anincoming telnet connection.Use the ip telnet client command to enable the G350 to establish an outgoingtelnet connection. Use the no form of this command to disable the G350’s ability toestablish an outgoing telnet connection.48 Administration of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway