Avaya M770 ATM Switch User’s Guide 21

Chapter 3

How to Use the Command-line Interface
This chapter explains how to get management access to the Avaya M770 ATM
Switch command-line interface and how to use the command-line interface to
manage the switch.

Getting Connected

You can access the Avaya M770 ATM Switch command-line interface by one of the
following methods:
• Direct connection to an ATM module using a serial interface, using a VT100
terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program. For information about
the serial interface, refer to the module’s Installation Guides.
• Telnet connection, using a standard Telnet program to the ATM module.
• Direct Connection or Telnet Connection via the M-SPV/M-SPX/M-SPS
(S/WVer 2.5 or higher). For more information, see to the M-SPS Installation
Guide.
When a terminal is connected to the command-line interface, the M770 ATM Switch
displays a welcome message on the terminal screen and logs the user directly into
the root of the command-line interface. You can set a password for serial and telnet
connections into the switch. For more information about setting up a password, see
Setting passwords for local/remote connections in Chapter 4, Managing
Miscellaneous Commands.
Note: You can access the command-line interface using Telnet directly to the ATM
module only if the M770 ATM Switch’s management LEC is currently joined to an
ELAN that is accessible from the network management station, and the IPaddress
of the switch has been set. However, you can access the M770 ATM Switch via
Telnet to the M-SPV/M-SPX/M-SPS (using an Ethernet connection).