telnet on juniper sa 700

[ravim_]

i have a juniper sa 700 vpn box and i would like to enable telnet access to it. can someone guide me on it . thanks 

[zanyterp_]

yes, that is correct: the binary .cfg files cannot be read except by the appliance.

if you want a human readable format, you will need to do XML export as red1 said.

the most efficient way to see the configuration is through the web admin interface.

when you refer to startup config, what do you mean?

[Red1_]

Dear 

there is no telnet access to Juniper SA / MAG series products , the only way to manage them is through WebGUI (https protocol) , you can use console for first deployment and for  some operational tasks in case you lose WebGUI access.

Regards

[Red1_]

you are welcome , me too  I prefer CLI access 

Regards

Red1

[Red1_]

Dear 

Did you try to export it in XML format ? using XML format will help to open and read config file using Notepad ++ which supports XML or using any other XML parsing tool,

Regards

[ravim_]

if i had to download the config file i do the export option in it. when i open it in notepad all the fonts have changed and i cant understand it. how would i be able to view the startup config and running config of the sa 700. thanks 

[ravim_]

Hi thanks for the suggestion. i was able to open it in xml format and was able to see the configuration. much appreciated. its a pity that it does not have a telnet access.

[Red1_ · Accepted solution]

I didn't check to open the exported config using text editor before  , but as you noticed , it seems to be not text based , so you need to access the GUI to check the config for each specific category , even the console access is based on Menu and not command line  , so you can just configure interface IPs / change admin password , and other operational staff .

the only way to check , if through GUI.

Regards