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Section 4 - Accessing the PViQ™ Connectivity
System Through the CLI
Introduction
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is an alternate method used to manage and control
the PViQ™ Connectivity System status and parameters, as well as basic admin
functions.
NOTE: The preferred method of managing and controlling the PViQ™ Connectivity
System is through the PViQ™ Connectivity Web UI or through the SmartZone Asset
and Connectivity Software Modules.
The PViQ™ CLI provides access to a PViQ™ Connectivity System via a Telnet session.
Through this procedure, users can access a specific Panel Manager (PM) and up to
four associated Expansion Modules (EMs) through a single Telnet session. This
provides control of up to 120 ports on five panels during any given session.
This section provides the following:
•
The basic procedure for initiating a CLI session
•
The default login and password for the CLI
Using the CLI
Commands entered using the CLI communicate with the PViQ™ Patch Panels through
a Telnet connection to the PM. To establish a Telnet connection, the IP address of the
PM must be known.
If the IP address of the PM is not already known, use the process in Appendix B:
Finding the PViQ™ Connectivity System IP Address to find the IP address.
Telnet into the Panel Manager
By default, no users may access the PViQ™ Connectivity System through Telnet. Each
user needing Telnet access to the PViQ Connectivity System must be granted that
access through the PViQ™ Connectivity Web UI. Refer to Users Page for how to grant
a user Telnet access to the PViQ™ Connectivity System.
Connecting to PViQ™ CLI requires a terminal emulation program such as
HyperTerminal or PuTTY.
