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Chapter
3
Using the Command Line Interface
In this chapter
• Accessing the CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
• Entering Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
• CLI Command Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessing the CLI
When accessing the management interface for the switch over a direct connection to the server’s
console port, or via a Telnet or Secure Shell connection (SSH), the switch can be managed by
entering command keywords and parameters at the prompt. Using the switch's command-line
interface (CLI) is very similar to entering commands on a UNIX system.
Console Connection
To access the switch through the console port, perform these steps:
1. At the console prompt, enter the user name and password. (The default user names are
“admin” and “guest” with corresponding passwords of “admin” and “guest.”) When the
administrator user name and password is entered, the CLI displays the “Console#” prompt and
enters privileged access mode (i.e., Privileged Exec). But when the guest user name and
password is entered, the CLI displays the “Console>” prompt and enters normal access mode
(i.e., Normal Exec).
2. Enter the necessary commands to complete your desired tasks.
3. When finished, exit the session with the “quit” or “exit” command.
After connecting to the system through the console port, the login screen displays:
User Access Verification
Username: admin
Password:
CLI session with the BR6910 is opened.
To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
Console#
Telnet Connection
Telnet operates over the IP transport protocol. In this environment, your management station and
any network device you want to manage over the network must have a valid IP address. Valid IP
addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Each address consists of a
network portion and host portion. For example, the IP address assigned to this switch, 10.1.0.1,
consists of a network portion (10.1.0) and a host portion (1).