Enterasys Networks 8000/8600 - Manual (Page 99)

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Starting the Command Line Interface
Starting the Command Line Interface
After the software has successfully booted and you press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI, the
CLI prompts you for a password. You can define separate passwords for login access and Enable
mode. The factory default password for both of these is set to blank (simply press Return).
Access Modes
The CLI has the following access modes:
• User – Allows you to display basic information and use basic utilities such as ping but does not
allow you to display SNMP, filter and access control list information, or make other
configuration changes. You can tell you are in User mode when the command prompt ends with
a “
> ” character.
• Enable – Allows you to display SNMP, filter, and access control information as well as all the
information you can display in User mode. To enter Enable mode, enter the enable command,
then supply the password when prompted. When you are in Enable mode, the command prompt
ends with a “
# ” character.
• Configure – Allows you to make configuration changes. To enter Configure mode, first enter
Enable mode (enable command), then enter the configure command from the Enable command
prompt. When you are in Configure mode, the command prompt ends with “(config)#.”
• Boot – This mode appears when the system image is not found during bootup. You should enter
the reboot command to reset the router. If the X-Pedition still fails to boot up, please call
Enterasys Technical Support (see Technical Support
on page 125 ).
Note: The command prompt will show the name of the X-Pedition in front of the mode
character(s). The default name is “xp.” The procedure in Setting Basic System
Information
on page 89 describes how to change the system name.
When you are in Configure or Enable mode, use the exit command or press Ctrl+Z to exit to the
previous access mode.
Note: When you exit Configure mode, the CLI will ask you whether you want to activate the
configuration commands you have issued. If you enter yes or y, the configuration
commands you issued are placed into effect and the X-Pedition’s configuration is changed
accordingly. However, the changes are not written to the Startup configuration file in the
X-Pedition’s boot flash and therefore are not reinstated after a reboot. See Activating
Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
on page 98 for information
about saving configuration changes.