User Interface Manual
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3.1.2 CLI Overview
The CLI provides a text based interface for configuring and monitoring the
terminal. The CLI is accessed by doing one of the following:
Using Ethernet interface,
1. Telnet / SSH to the terminal (using IP address of the terminal).
2. Enter a user name and password at the login prompt.
Using Serial interface,
1. Establish an RS232 connection using a serial terminal.
2. Enter a user name and password at the login prompt.
Upon successful authentication the ”General Information Screen” is displayed
(Figure 3-2). Switch to the “Main Menu” screen by pressing the M-key. From the
“Main Menu,” the user can navigate through various interface screens.
Figure 3-2. CLI starting information screen.
3.1.2.1 How to use CLI screens
3.1.2.1.1 Menu Screens
Menu screens are used to navigate between functions. They display a list of
navigation choices. Each choice is listed with a character encased within [ ]
braces, or “hotkey.” Press the “hotkey” to switch to the corresponding screen. For
example, in Figure 3-3, enter ‘a’ / ‘A’, to switch to the “General Information” screen
(the “General Information” screen is displayed in Figure 3-2).
