Telnet is a TCP/IP protocol used on the Internet and local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text- oriented communications facility using a virtual terminal connection. The Telnet program runs, connects it to a server on the network. A user can then enter commands through the Telnet program and they will be executed as if the user were entering them directly on the server console.Telnet enables users to control the server and communicate with other servers on the network. The default port number for Telnet protocol is 23.Telnet offers users the capability of running programs remotely and facilitates remote administration.

OcNOS supports Telnet over the default and management VRFs via in-band management interface and OOB management interface, respectively.

By default, Telnet runs on the management VRF.