Install the Telnet server

To use the Telnet service, you must learn to install the Telnet server. Here we will introduce the detailed steps for installing the Telnet server. Now we will explain how to install Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

Install the Telnet server

Application to: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista

By default, the Telnet Server service is not installed on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. The installation process varies depending on the operating system used:

Use the command line to install the Telnet server

Install the Telnet Server on Windows Server 2008

Install the Telnet server on Windows Vista

Membership or equivalent identity in the Local Administrators Group is the minimum requirement to complete this process.

Use the command line to install the Telnet server

On Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, run the following command to install the Telnet Server.

To install the Telnet server using the command line

Open the Command Prompt window. Click Start, Type cmd in the Start search box, and then press Enter.

Type the following command:

Pkgmgr/iu: "TelnetServer"

If the "User Account Control" dialog box appears, confirm that the operation you want to perform is displayed, and click "continue ".

The installation is complete when the command prompt appears again.

Install the Telnet Server on Windows Server 2008

On Windows Server 2008, you can use the role management tool to install optional components.

Install the Telnet Server on Windows Server 2008

Start Server Manager. Click Start, right-click computer, and then click manage ".

If the "User Account Control" dialog box appears, confirm that the operation you want to perform is displayed, and click "continue ".

In the feature Summary section, click Add feature ".

On the "select function" Page, select "Telnet Server". You can also select "Telnet client" as needed ".

Click "Next". On the "Confirm Installation Options" page, click "Install ".

On the installation result page, click Close ".

Disable "Server Manager ".

Install the Telnet server on Windows Vista

On Windows Vista, you can use Windows function tools to install optional components.

Install the Telnet server on Windows Vista

Click Start, and then click Control Panel ".

On the Control Panel homepage, click programs ".

In the programs and functions section, click "enable or disable Windows functions ".

If the "User Account Control" dialog box appears, confirm that the operation you want to perform is displayed, and click "continue ".

In the "Windows functions" list, select "Telnet Server" and click "OK ".

Other considerations

You must enable the Telnet server service before using it.