Commands, 1 command line interface overview, 2 command privilege levels – ZyXEL Communications IES-708-22A User Manual

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IES-708-22A User’s Guide

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H A P T E R

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Commands

This chapter introduces the command line interface and lists the available commands.

42.1 Command Line Interface Overview

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See the previous chapters for background information on features
configurable by web configurator. The web configurator is the preferred
configuration tool.

You can use text command lines for software configuration. The rules of the commands are
listed next.

1 The command keywords are in

courier new font

.

2 Commands can be abbreviated to the smallest unique string that differentiates the

command. For example, the “

system date

” command could be abbreviated to “

sy d

”.

3 The optional fields in a command are enclosed in square brackets []. For instance,

config [save]

means that the

save

field is optional.

4 “Command” refers to a command used in the command line interface (CI command).
5 The | symbol means “or”.

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Use of undocumented commands or misconfiguration can damage the unit
and possibly render it unusable.

42.2 Command Privilege Levels

There is a high, middle or low privilege level for each command.
High privilege commands are only available to administrators with high privilege access. High
privilege commands include things like creating administrator accounts, restarting the system
and resetting the factory defaults. Administrators with high privilege access can use all
commands including the lower privilege commands.

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