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Chapter 2 Using the Web-Browser and CLI Interfaces
Enabling Wireless Connections to the Web-Browser and CLI Interfaces
Logging Out of the CLI
When you finish using the CLI, navigate to the root level and enter
logout
. The system prompts you to
save any changes you made to the volatile RAM.
Navigating the CLI
The CLI is organized around five levels:
Root Level
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
When you log into the CLI, you are at the root level. From the root level, you can enter any full command
without first navigating to the correct command level.
lists commands you use to navigate the
CLI and to perform common tasks.
Enabling Wireless Connections to the Web-Browser and
CLI Interfaces
You can monitor and configure controllers using a wireless client. This feature is supported for all
management tasks except uploads from and downloads to the controller.
Before you can open the GUI or the CLI from a wireless client device, you must configure the controller
to allow the connection. Follow these steps to enable wireless connections to the GUI or CLI.
Step 1
Log into the CLI.
Step 2
Enter
config network mgmt-via-wireless enable
.
Table 2-1
Commands for CLI Navigation and Common Tasks
Command
Action
help
At the root level, view systemwide navigation
commands
?
View commands available at the current level
command
?
View parameters for a specific command
exit
Move down one level
Ctrl-Z
Return from any level to the root level
save config
At the root level, save configuration changes from
active working RAM to non-volatile RAM
(NVRAM) so they are retained after reboot
reset system
At the root level, reset the controller without
logging out