Accessing the CLI
You can access the device's CLI through the following:
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RS-232: Device's that are appliances (hardware) can be accessed through RS-232 by connecting a VT100 terminal to the device's console (serial) port or using a terminal emulation program (e.g., HyperTerminal®) with a PC. Once you have connected via a VT100 terminal and started the emulation program, set the program settings as follows: |
For cabling your device's RS-232 interface (console port), refer to the device's User's Manual or Hardware Installation Manual.
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SSH: For remote access, the device can be accessed through the SSH protocol using third-party SSH client software. A popular freeware SSH client software is PuTTY. By default, SSH access is disabled. To enable SSH, enter the following command set: |
# configure system
(config-system)# cli-settings
(cli-settings)# ssh on
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Telnet: For remote access, the device can be accessed through the Telnet protocol using third-party Telnet client software (e.g., PuTTY). Most Windows® computers come with a program called Telnet, which can be activated via the Windows command line: |
> telnet <Device's OAMP IP Address>
Welcome to ...
Username: <Username>
Password: <Password>
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When accessing the device's CLI, you are prompted to enter your management username and password. The credentials are common to all the device's management interfaces (e.g., Web). |
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The default username and password of the Administrator user level is Admin and Admin, respectively. |
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The default username and password of the Monitor user level is User and User, respectively. |