Overview: Configuration, monitoring, and administration
Accessing the command-line interface
Digi ConnectPort X Family
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User name
: The default user name is
root
.
n
Password
: The unique default password is printed on the device label. If the password is not on
the device label, the default password is
dbps
.
If the default user name and password does not work, they may have been updated. Contact your
system administrator. You are required to change the password from the default the first time you log
into the web interface.
Note
Not all configuration options provided by the command-line interface (CLI) appears in the web
interface. If you need to configure more advanced options, see the
for instructions on accessing the CLI.
Accessing the command-line interface
You can configure Digi devices by issuing commands from the command line. The command-line
interface allows direct communication with a Digi device.
To access the command line from the Digi Device Discovery utility, click
Telnet to command line
.
For example, here is a command issued from the command line to assign the IP address to the
Ethernet interface:
#> set network ip=192.168.1.1
The command-line interface provides flexibility for making precise changes to device configuration
settings and operation. It requires you to have experience issuing commands and access to command
documentation.
You can access the command line through telnet or SSH TCP/IP connections or through a serial port
using terminal emulation software such as Hyperterminal. Access to the command line from serial
ports depends on the port profile in use by the port. By default, serial port command-line access is
allowed.
See
Configure and manage the device using the Digi ConnectPort X Family command line interface
for
more information on this interface. See the
Digi Connect® Family Command Reference
on
for command descriptions and examples of entering configuration commands from the command-line
interface. In addition, you can access online help for the commands by issuing the
help
and
?
commands.
Remote Command Interface (RCI)
The Remote Command Interface (RCI) is a programmatic interface for configuring and controlling Digi
devices. RCI is an XML-based request/response protocol that allows a caller to query and modify
device configurations, access statistics, reboot the device, and reset the device to factory defaults.
Unlike other configuration interfaces that are designed for a user, such as the command-line or web
interfaces, a program can use RCI. RCI access consists of program calls. For example, a custom
application running on a computer that monitors and controls an installation of many Digi devices.
You can use RCI to create a custom configuration user interface, or utilities that configure or initialize
devices through external programs or scripts.
RCI uses HTTP as the underlying transport protocol. Depending on the network configuration, use of
HTTP as a transport protocol could be blocked by some firewalls.
RCI is quite complex to use, requiring users to phrase configuration requests in Extensible Markup
Language (XML) format. It is a “power-user” option, intended for users who develop their own user
