Avaya C460 - Manual (Page 13)

Avaya C460 Reference Guide 1
Chapter 1
Using the CLI
This chapter describes the Avaya C460 CLI architecture and conventions, and
provides instructions for accessing the Avaya C460 for configuration purposes.
The configuration procedure involves establishing a Telnet session or a serial
connection and then using the Avaya C460’s internal CLI. For details on
establishing a connection, see the User’s Guide that accompanies the switch.
The CLI is command-line driven and does not have any menus. To activate a
configuration option, you must type the desired command at the prompt and press
Enter
.
You can also configure your Avaya C460 using the C460 Manager with its graphical
user interface. For details, see the "Device Manager" chapter in the User’s Guide that
accompanies the switch and the Avaya MSNM C460 Device Manager User’s Guide
on the Documentation and Utilities CD.
CLI Architecture
The C460 supports both Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 switching.
The C460 CLI includes two CLI entities to support this functionality.
• The Switch CLI entity is used to manage Layer 2 switching.
• The Router CLI entity is used to manage Layer 3 switching.
To switch between the entities, use the session command. For details, see
"Avaya C460 Sessions" below.
Configuration of the password commands and community commands in one
entity is automatically attributed to the other entity in the switch.