Command line interface introduction – Comtrol ES8509-XT User Manual

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RocketLinx ES8509-XT User Guide: 2000557 Rev. C

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Configuration Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

If you selected SSH, click Yes.

Enter the user name (default = admin).

Enter the password (default = admin).

If you selected Telnet:

Enter the user name (default = admin).

Enter the password (default = admin).

All the commands you see in SSH are the same as the CLI commands you see through the RS-232 console.

Command Line Interface Introduction

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is the user interface to the ES8509-XT embedded software. You can view
the system information, show the status, configure the switch, and receive a response back from the system by
keying in a command.

There are several different command modes. Each command mode has its own access ability, available
command lines and uses different command lines to enter and exit. These modes are:

User EXEC Mode

on Page 134, which includes commands to ping or telnet to a remote device, and show

some basic information and to access Privileged EXEC mode

Privileged EXEC Mode

on Page 136, which provides a view current configuration, reset default, reload

switch, show system information, save configuration, and access Global Configuration mode

Global Configuration Mode

on Page 137, which you can use configure all ES8509-XT features and access

to one of the Interface Configuration modes

(Port) Interface Configuration

on Page 138, which can be used to configure port settings

(VLAN) Interface Configuration

on Page 139, which can be used to configure the settings for a specific

VLAN

Refer to

Configuration Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

on Page 129 to access the CLI.

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