Panasonic NN46240-501 - Manual (Page 65)

3 CLI overview
Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration Guide - Basic Configuration
3.1 Introduction
This section describes the concepts you should know before you configure the command line
interface (CLI).
• CLI characteristics
• Command levels
• Command line views
• Regular expressions
3.1.1 CLI characteristics
The appearance of a command line prompt indicates entry to the CLI. Users can configure
and manage routers by entering a series of configuration commands in the CLI.
The CLI has the following characteristics:
enables local or remote configuration through the AUX port
enables local configuration through the console port.
enables local or remote configuration through Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH).
allows logging on to the asynchronous serial interface of a router through modem dial-up
to perform remote configuration
provides a user interface view through which terminal users can perform specific
configuration
provides hierarchical command protection for users of different levels (that is, it supports
running commands based on the corresponding level)
provides local authentication, password authentication, and Authentication,
Authorization and Accounting (AAA) to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the
router
allows the user to enter ? for online Help at any time
provides network testing commands such as tracert and ping for diagnosing network
faults
provides detailed debugging information for diagnosing network faults
uses the telnet command to directly log on to and manage other routers
provides FTP service for uploading and downloading files
provides a function that is similar to DOS-Key for running a history command
provides a command line interpreter, which provides intelligent command resolution
methods such as key word fuzzy match and context conjunction
3-2 Nortel Networks Inc. Issue 5.3 (30 March 2009)