3Com Switch 8807, Configuration Manual

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Command Line
Interface
3Com series switches provide a series of configuration commands and command
line interfaces for configuring and managing the switch. The command line
interface has the following characteristics:
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Local configuration via the Console port and AUX port.
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Local or remote configuration via Telnet.
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Remote configuration through dialing with modem via the AUX port.
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Hierarchy command protection to avoid the unauthorized users accessing
switch.
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Enter a "?" to get immediate online help.
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Provide network testing commands, such as Tracert and Ping, to fast
troubleshoot the network.
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Provide various detailed debugging information to help with network
troubleshooting.
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Log in and manage other switch directly, using the Telnet command.
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Provide FTP service for the users to upload and download files.
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Provide the function similar to Doskey to execute a history command.
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The command line interpreter searches for target not fully matching the
keywords. It is ok for you to key in the whole keyword or part of it, as long as it
is unique and not ambiguous.
Command Line View
3Com series switches provide hierarchy protection for the command lines to avoid
unauthorized user accessing illegally.
Commands are classified into four levels, namely visit level, monitoring level,
configuration level and management level. They are introduced as follows:
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Visit level: Commands of this level involve command of network diagnosis tool
(such as
ping and tracert ), command of switch between different language
environments of user interface ( language-mode ) and the telnet command.
The operation of saving configuration file is not allowed on this level of
commands.
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Monitoring level: Commands of this level, including the display command and
the debugging command, are used to system maintenance, service fault
diagnosis, etc. The operation of saving configuration file is not allowed on this
level of commands.