{"id":191,"date":"2015-06-23T15:16:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T19:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.2.166\/~webapp\/support\/faq\/wordpress\/?p=191"},"modified":"2022-08-24T23:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T03:31:00","slug":"enable-telnet-windows-versions-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/191\/enable-telnet-windows-versions-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Enable Telnet in Windows (Versions Vista And Above)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In certain cases, Technical Support may direct you to Telnet into an AVTECH device to modify its settings or view its trace output. The Telnet client is disabled by default in Windows versions Vista and above; you must enable it before you can successfully use Telnet commands.<\/p>\n<h3>Enabling Telnet<\/h3>\n<p>To enable the Telnet client on your Windows system, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. In Windows, navigate to <strong>Start<\/strong>&#8211;&gt; <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>&#8211;&gt; <strong>Programs and Features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. In the <em>Programs and Features<\/em> screen, select <strong>Turn Windows features on or off<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Turn_Windows_Features_On_or_Offjpg1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3360\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Turn_Windows_Features_On_or_Offjpg1.jpg\" alt=\"Windows_Turn_Windows_Features_On_or_Offjpg(1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Turn_Windows_Features_On_or_Offjpg1.jpg 974w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Turn_Windows_Features_On_or_Offjpg1-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. The <em>Windows Features<\/em> screen will appear; it may take a moment or two to populate with a list of features.<\/p>\n<p>4. Once the list is populated, scroll to <strong>Telnet Client<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Fill in the check box.<br \/>\n&#8211; Select <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Features_Telnet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3362\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Features_Telnet.jpg\" alt=\"Windows_Features_Telnet\" width=\"350\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Features_Telnet.jpg 429w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Features_Telnet-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Then a progress bar pop up will appear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Progress_Bar_Feature_Changes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3363\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Progress_Bar_Feature_Changes.jpg\" alt=\"Windows_Progress_Bar_Feature_Changes\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Progress_Bar_Feature_Changes.jpg 366w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows_Progress_Bar_Feature_Changes-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Once the progress bar fills and the pop up disappears, the Telnet client is enabled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In certain cases, Technical Support may direct you to Telnet into an AVTECH device to modify its settings or view its trace output. The Telnet client is disabled by default in Windows versions Vista and above; you must enable it before you can successfully use Telnet commands. 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