AudioCodes Mediant 8000, Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Version 6.6 109 October 2014
Installation & Operation Manual 17. The Command Line Interface (CLI)
17 The Command Line Interface (CLI)
The Mediant 8000 Command Line Interface is used for the following tasks:

Software installation and basic configuration

Software backup and restore

Advanced Mediant 8000 configuration and maintenance (refer to the ‘CLI User
Manual’ LTRT-892XX for more information)
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is provided by each SC board. You may connect to
the CLI using one of the following methods:

Connect to the RS-232 serial console of the SC board

Connect to the SC board via the IP network (using SSH or Telnet protocols)
For most configuration and maintenance tasks, you should connect to the CLI
interface on the Active SC board. However, for installation and basic configuration of
the Mediant 8000 you will have to establish connection with the CLI interface on both
SC boards.
17.1 Connecting to the CLI via an RS-232 Serial
Console
Connection to the CLI via RS-232 serial console is typically needed when IP
connectivity with the Mediant 8000 is not available (e.g. during initial installation).
A regular PC with a serial COM port and terminal client software may be used to
connect to the CLI via RS-232. For example, the following software clients may be
used:

HyperTerminal (available in default Windows install under Accessories ->
Communications programs menu folder)

PuTTY ( http://www.putty.nl )

TeraTerm Pro v4.x ( http://sourceforge.jp/projects/ttssh2 )
Starting from v5.8, the PuTTY application is provided on the “Mediant 5000/Mediant
8000 System Software Installation” CD included in the accessory kit accompanying
the Mediant 8000 (in
Utilities\PuTTY
folder).
You may also use a dedicated RS-232 Console Terminal (or Terminal Server) to
complete this task.
The Console Terminal must be connected to either the SC board's RS-232 serial port
or the RS-232 serial port on the SA/RTM. See the 'SC Rev.2 Board (Linux OS)' on
page
66 and 'Synchronization and Alarm Rear Transition Module' on page 69 for a
detailed description of these connectors.