Riverstone Networks WICT1-12 - Manual (Page 43)

Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 3-1
3 CLI AND RS BASICS
This chapter provides basic information about the Command Line Interface (CLI) and the RS. It includes:
• How to start the CLI
• Information about CLI command modes
• Information about CLI commands
• Information about line editing commands
• How to get online help
• How to set CLI parameters
• Information about naming RS ports
• How to set up a basic configuration for the CLI and the RS
3.1 STARTING THE CLI
To start the CLI boot up the RS. After the RS boots up, the CLI appears in the Telnet or console window. The
following message displays:
Press the Return key. The following message displays:
The first line in the above example means that a password for login has not been set up yet. Information about
setting the login password is found in the Riverstone RS Switch Router Getting Started Guide.
rs>
is the initial CLI command prompt in the user mode. Begin using the CLI from here. From this prompt
all command modes in the CLI can be reached. There is also a set of facilities associated with this mode.
See the following section for a discussion about CLI command modes.
Press RETURN to activate console . . .
%SYS-W-NOPASSWD, no password for login, use 'system set password' in Config mode
rs>