How to start a menu interface session, How to start a menu interface session -4 – HP 2910AL User Manual

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Using the Menu Interface
Starting and Ending a Menu Session

How To Start a Menu Interface Session

In its factory default configuration, the switch console starts with the CLI
prompt. To use the menu interface with Manager privileges, go to the Manager
level prompt and enter the

menu command.

1. Use one of these methods to connect to the switch:

A PC terminal emulator or terminal

Telnet

2. Do one of the following:

If you are using Telnet, go to step 3.

If you are using a PC terminal emulator or a terminal, press

[Enter] one

or more times until a prompt appears.

3. When the switch screen appears, do one of the following:

If a password has been configured, the password prompt appears.

Password: _

Type the Manager password and press

[Enter]. Entering the Manager

password gives you manager-level access to the switch. (Entering the
Operator password gives you operator-level access to the switch.
Refer to the Access Security Guide for your switch.)

If no password has been configured, the CLI prompt appears. Go to
the next step.

4. When the CLI prompt appears, display the Menu interface by entering the

menu command. For example:

ProCurve# menu

[Enter]

results in the following display:

3-4

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