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Fortress Bridge: Command-Line Interface
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6.1.1 CLI Administrative Modes
There are two administrative modes in the Bridge CLI.
NOTE: Bridge CLI
help output shows
only those commands
and arguments that are
valid in the current ad-
ministrative mode (refer
to Section 6.2 for more
detail.)
When you first access the CLI you are, by default, in Gateway
mode, indicated by the command prompt:
[GW]> . In Gateway
mode, you can manage the Bridge’s Fortress controller device
functions, including basic administration and security settings.
The functions associated with the Bridge’s internal radios—its
AP/wireless bridge functions—are administered from Access
Point mode, indicated by the command prompt:
[AP]> .
To access one mode from the other, simply enter the two-letter
mode designation:
AP if you are in Gateway mode; GW if you are
in Access Point mode.
[GW]> ap
[AP]> gw
[GW]>
AP mode uses a submenu of commands to view and configure
virtual radio interfaces settings, otherwise known as virtual
access points (VAPs). Refer to Section 6.4.3.1 for more detail.
6.1.2 Accessing the CLI through the Serial Port
NOTE: An RJ-45-
to-DB9 adapter—
included with each
Bridge—is required to
connect the serial
Con-
sole port to a DB9 termi-
nal connection. Pin outs
for these adapters are
given in Table 7.1 on
page 116.
1 Using a standard Ethernet cable and the RJ-45-to-DB9
adapter that came with the Bridge, connect the Fortress
Bridge’s
Console port to a serial port on a computer.
2 Start your serial application and, if it is not already at these
settings, configure it to use:
™ bits per second: 9600
™ data bits: 8
™ parity: none
™ stop bits: 1
™ hardware flow control: none
6.1.3 Accessing the CLI Remotely
When SSH is enabled, you can access the CLI through a
network connection to the Bridge’s
Unencrypted port by simply
pointing your terminal emulation application, configured with
the settings shown above, to the Bridge’s IP address.
Secure Shell (SSH) is disabled on the Fortress Bridge by
default. You must either enable SSH through the Bridge GUI
(Section 3.6.2) before you access the CLI remotely, or you
must make your initial connection to the Bridge CLI through a
direct connection to its
Console port (see above).
To enable SSH access to the Bridge CLI, follow the instructions
in Section 6.4.5.7 (for the CLI) or Section 3.6.2 (for the GUI).
6.1.4 Logging On and Off the CLI
To log on to the CLI, access the Fortress Bridge through a
terminal application and at the prompts enter the logon ID,
sysadm and the password set for CLI access during installation.