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Selecting Menu To select a menu option, you enter its number or its mnemonic identifier Options at the prompt symbol (>) that is displayed below the menu item list. You

need to enter the first unique characters of the mnemonic identifier.

The hierarchical path from the Main Menu down to the currently displayed submenu option is displayed in front of the angle bracket prompt. This convention helps you orient yourself in the menu hierarchy.

Example — Changing To illustrate how to work with the menu system, the example in this a Password section changes the read-access password. This example is shown in Figure 3. The following command description guides you through the

execution of the command. It specifies the menu sequence to enter, the parameters to enter and their format, the command results, and any system messages. A similar command description format is provided for each command in this manual.

Entering the Menu Sequence

First, enter the menu sequence in the order shown in section A of the “Command Description” on page 18 in the About This Guide section. In this example, you enter the menu item numbers, but you can enter the three-lettermnemonic code instead.

1At the Main Menu prompt, enter 1.

The Platform Configuration Menu is displayed (the second screen in Figure 3), followed by the path (1) SYS: and the (>) prompt.

2At the Platform Configuration Menu prompt, enter 1.

The Switch Setup Menu submenu is displayed (the third screen in Figure 3), followed by the path (1)SYS\(1)SET and the (>) prompt.

3At the Switch Setup Menu prompt, enter 1.

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