Connect to a remote node

Updated: September 11, 2026

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Use this procedure to connect to a remote node. It supports remote console access through the near-end OLT node in supported topologies.

Use this task to connect to a remote node.

Follow the steps to establish a connection to a remote node through the near-end OLT node.

Before you begin

LLDP must be enabled in all nodes in the network. See Link Layer Discovery Protocol Support on Management Interface.

RCOM interface must be in UP status.

Follow these steps to connect to a remote node.

Procedure

Run remote-connect with mac or hostname of the remote node to establish connection to it.
Example:

If you have the hostname of the destination node, use remote-connect hostname <hostname>.
```
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#remote-connect hostname R5
          
```
In this example, R5 is the hostname of the remote node.
Example:

If you have the MAC address of the destination node, use remote-connect mac <mac-address>.
```
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#remote-connect mac 98:a2:c0:34:3f:f3
          
```
In this example, 98:a2:c0:34:3f:f3 is the MAC address of the remote node.

Run show remote-connect neighbours to verify the connections between the remote nodes and the OLT node.

Example:

The output highlights RCOM interface, hostname, and mac-address of the remote nodes that are connected to the OLT node.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show remote-connect neighbours
Fri Oct 25 12:08:08.905 IST
Remote console neighbour details
Records : 2

Interface               ChassisId       Mac                 Hostname
MgmtEth0/RP0/RCOM0/0    FCxxxxxxx58     f8:39:18:3e:79:1b   R5
MgmtEth0/RP0/RCOM0/0    FCxxxxxxxWY     68:9e:0b:b8:71:1e   R4

(Optional) Run the remote-connect timeout command to set the timeout value for a remote connection session.
Example:

If you want to set a timeout value, use remote-connect hostname <hostname> timeout <1-60>.
```
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#remote-connect hostname PROD2 timeout 3
          
```
In this example, the timeout value is set to 3 minutes.

Note

The default timeout value is 15 minutes. The timeout range is 1 to 60 minutes.

(Optional) Run the remote-connect verbose command to collect logs for the remote connection between the near-end and far-end node.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#remote-connect mac 98:a2:c0:34:3f:f3 verbose 
Wed Mar 19 15:15:59.436 IST
Verbose log enabled, log stored at : /var/log/remote_console/rcon.log ...
Welcome to Remote Console! Press Ctrl-Z to end session
Timeout set as : 15 min

In this example, verbose is enabled for the 98:a2:c0:34:3f:f3 mac-aaddress.

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