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IPLink Software Configuration Guide
Table of Contents
Command modes
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CLI prompt
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Navigating the CLI
.........................................................................................................................................35
Initial mode
..............................................................................................................................................35
System changes
.........................................................................................................................................35
Configuration
...........................................................................................................................................35
Changing Modes
.......................................................................................................................................35
Command editing
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Command help
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The No form
..................................................................................................................................................35
Command defaults—returning parameters to default values
...........................................................................36
Command completion
....................................................................................................................................36
Command history
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Command Editing Shortcuts
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Accessing the CLI
...........................................................................................................................................38
Introduction
..........................................................................................................................................................39
Accessing the IPLink software CLI task list
............................................................................................................39
Accessing via the console port
.........................................................................................................................40
Console port procedure
.............................................................................................................................40
Accessing via a Telnet session
..........................................................................................................................41
Telnet Procedure
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Using an alternate TCP listening port for the Telnet server
.............................................................................42
Disabling the Telnet server
.............................................................................................................................42
Logging onto the IPLink software
...................................................................................................................42
Selecting a secure password
.............................................................................................................................43
Password encryption
.......................................................................................................................................43
Configure operators and administrators
..........................................................................................................44
Password encryption
.................................................................................................................................44
Factory preset administrator account
.........................................................................................................44
Creating an operator account
....................................................................................................................44
Creating an administrator account
............................................................................................................45
Displaying the CLI version
.............................................................................................................................45
Displaying account information
......................................................................................................................46
Switching to another account
..........................................................................................................................46
Checking identity and connected users
...........................................................................................................47
Command index numbers
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Ending a Telnet or console port session
..........................................................................................................49
Hidden commands in .cfg configuration files
..................................................................................................49
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Establishing basic IP connectivity
..................................................................................................................50
Introduction
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IP context selection and basic interface configuration tasks
....................................................................................51
Entering the IP context, creating IP interfaces and assigning an IP address
.....................................................51
Defining IP Ethernet encapsulation and binding an IP interface to a physical port
.........................................52