Atheros IEEE 802.11a/g WLAN Router, User Manual

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Command Line Interface
This document defines the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the 802.11a/g Router. The CLI is
accessible through a Telnet session.
General guidelines
When the 802.11a/g Router is powered up, the user can use a standard telnet application from a PC
connected to the network to perform configuration and management functions. This is done by typing
the telnet command, “telnet <the 802.11a/g Router’s ip>” (the default is 192.168.1.1) and pressing a
return key, the user will see a system sign-on message followed by a password prompt as follows.
Wireless ROUTER Manager Console Version: rev_no
Please enter your password: ********
A default password “ password ” has been pre-configured with the system. The user should use it to log
into the system until the password is explicitly changed using the
change password
command. Note
that the entered password is case-sensitive. This password may also be changed using the browser-
based GUI configuration utility.
The password entered will be echoed as asterisks (*). After the Carriage Return is entered, if the
password string is validated, the command prompt
Command>>>
will be displayed, and the user can
then issue other commands. Otherwise, the password prompt will be redisplayed.
Most commands are single-line commands, and commands are not context sensitive: each command is
independent of other commands before or after it.
The command syntax is straightforward.
The following briefly summarizes the guideline for the interface.
At any time, the user can type a “ ? ” (preceded by a space) to request context-sensitive help on
what the user can enter next.
At any time, the user can type control-p (^p, by pressing both the Ctrl key and the p key at the
same time) to repeat the previous command, or control n to return to the following (next)
command. At startup, typing ^p or ^n will not cause anything to happen - since previous
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