Establishing a CLI Session

You can access the device's CLI using any of the following methods:

RS-232: The device's CLI can be accessed through its RS-232 serial port, by connecting a VT100 terminal to it or using a terminal emulation program (e.g., HyperTerminal) with a PC. For connecting to the CLI through RS-232, see CLI.
Secure SHell (SSH): The device's CLI can be accessed through its Ethernet interface by the SSH protocol using SSH client software. A popular and freeware SSH client software is PuTTY, which can be downloaded from https://www.putty.org.
Telnet: The device's CLI can be accessed through its Ethernet interface by the Telnet protocol using Telnet client software.

The following procedure describes how to access the CLI through Telnet/SSH.

The CLI login credentials are the same as all the device's other management interfaces (such as Web interface). The default username and password is "Admin" and "Admin" (case-sensitive), respectively. To configure login credentials and management user accounts, see Configuring Management User Accounts.
After three consecutive failed login attempts because of incorrect credentials, the device ends the CLI session and you will need to re-establish it.
To establish a CLI session through Telnet or SSH:
1. Connect the device to the network.
2. Establish a Telnet or SSH session using the device's OAMP IP address.
3. Log in to the session using the username and password assigned to the Admin user of the Web interface:
a. At the Username prompt, type the username, and then press Enter:
Username: Admin
b. At the Password prompt, type the password, and then press Enter:
Password: Admin
c. At the prompt, type the following, and then press Enter:
> enable
d. At the prompt, type the password again, and then press Enter:
Password: Admin