Comtech EF Data CDM-625A, Installation And Operation Manual

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CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem MN-CDM625A
Telnet Command Line Interface (CLI) Operation Revision 4
9–8
Note the following:
Selection Description
[ENTER]Select
Press [ENTER] to accept any updates or changes made on this page – this does not
save the selection to configuration memory, additional action is required.
[ESC] Back Press [ESC] to exit the current menu and return to the parent submenu.
[F5] Refresh
Press [F5] to discard any changes made on the page and restore all values from the
modem
[F8] Save Press [F8] to save the currently defined settings to configuration memory
[F9] Add Press [F9] to add a new index to a table (e.g., VLAN Table, Sect. 9.3.4.4.1 )
[F10] Exit Press [F10] to end the CLI session and close the terminal emulator window
[F11] Delete
Press [F11] to delete an existing index from a table (e.g., VLAN Table,
Sect.9.3.4.4.1 )
3) Any menu selection that requires user input
typically features an input dialog window.
Once a menu option is selected, its dialog
window opens and you must use the ↑↓
arrow keys to select a functional choice:
Other dialog windows require entry of a
descriptive alphanumeric string or an
operational numeric value. This example of
the Home > Administration > SNMP: [A]
Contact dialog window shows “Remote A
Site” as the Current Value and prompts you
to enter an alphanumeric New Value :
Type the new parameter, and then press [ENTER] to accept the entry. The dialog window closes
and the CLI returns you to the active configuration page.
4) Each dialog windows provides cues to
ensure proper configuration of the unit. If
you enter an invalid parameter, the CLI
rejects the entry and displays an error
message at the bottom of the window, as
shown in this example:
Here, the CLI rejects the attempted entry of 6 and displays the message “Number is out of
range”. Re-enter a new value (in this example, a value within the acceptable ranges of 0 and
8-32
) and then press
[ENTER]
to continue. Otherwise, press
[ESC]
to quit the dialog window
and return to the configuration page. You may then proceed with further configuration
updates.