(Optional) Configuring a Source Address for the Telnet Client

You can configure a source address for the Telnet client and use the source address to establish a Telnet connection, ensuring file transfer security.

Context

You can assign an IP address to an interface on a device and use this IP address as the source address to establish a Telnet connection.

The source of a Telnet client can be a source interface or a source IP address.

Procedure

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run telnet client-source { { -a source-ip-address | { -i interface-type interface-number | interface-name } } } or telnet ipv6 client-source -a ipv6-address [ -vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name ]
A source IP address is configured for the Telnet client.
Run commit
The configuration is committed.