routing and switching

[aaa aaa]

Hello,

I wonder about configuring the console interface of the Cisco layer 2 switch for telnet or ssh purposes.

thanks in advance

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Yes, generally they can be so configured.  So you no longer need to wonder.  ;)

[aaa aaa]

You mean that not through the vlan1 interface. Iam asking about how to configure the console to have an ip address ? 

Thanks

[Joseph W. Doherty]

I'm unaware of a method to assign an IP to the console port.

For remote console access, what's commonly done, either a modem is connected to the console port, and you dial that modem, in answers, and you then telnet or SSH via the modem connection.

Or, you have a terminal server that responds on an IP.  You connect to the terminal server using its IP and a port number which in turn reverse telnets to the console port of the device.

Some newer Cisco devices do provide an IP enabled dedicated management port.