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38 C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Command Line
Interface
Management
Each switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port
connection (see Figure 12), or remotely over the network (see Figure 13).
Figure 12 CLI Management using the Console Port
Figure 13 CLI Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on
page 50.
There are two main views in the CLI:
■
User View
This view is displayed when you first connect to the switch and shows
basic information about its operation and statistics. The prompt for
user view is
<S4200G>
.
■
System View
This view enables you to configure the system parameters. To display
this view, from user view enter
system-view
. The prompt for system
view is
[S4200G]
.
Command Line
Interface
Management using
SSH
The Switch 4200G supports Secure Shell version 1.5 (SSHv1.5), allowing
secure access to the switch’s command line interface.
If you use SSH to administer your switch and the network traffic is
intercepted, no passwords or configuration information will be visible in
Console Port
Connection
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Console Cable
Switch
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
via Telnet
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