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As mentioned earlier, here, in this configuration since telnet does not provide security, we are going to develop a Stunnel in between the router and the client, and then connect them using telnet protocol, so that there is encryption provided to the data. For this we will use Wireshark to capture the packets and verify if the data has been encrypted or not.
As mentioned earlier, here, in this configuration since telnet does not provide security, we are going to develop a Stunnel in between the router and the client, and then connect them using telnet protocol, so that there is encryption provided to the data. For this we will use Wireshark to capture the packets and verify if the data has been encrypted or not.


==Client and Server Configuration==
First, configure the Stunnel server. The stunnel server will listen for incoming client connections on the specified port ( 2030 for this example) and connect them to telnet port at port 23. Configure stunnel client that will be connecting to the server.


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==Router Configuration==
==Router Configuration==
Firstly, enable local telnet access at port 23, Go to '''System → Administration → Access Control'''
Firstly, enable local telnet access at port 23, Go to '''System → Administration → Access Control'''