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Chapter2 Us ing the Command-Line Interface
Accessing the CLI from a Browser
Accessing the CLI from a Browser
This procedure assumes that you have met the software requirements (including browser and Java
plug-in configurations) and have assigned IP information and a Telnet password to t he sw itch or
command switch, as described in the release notes.
To access the CLI from a web browser, follow these steps:
Step1 Start one of the supported browsers.
Step2 In the URL field, enter the IP address of the command switch.
Step3 When the Cisco Systems Access page appears, click Telnet to start a Telnet session.
Step4 Enter the switch password.
The userEXEC prompt appears on the management station.
Note Copies of the CMS pages that you display are saved in your browser memory cache until you exit the
browser session. A password is not required to redisplay these pages, including th e Cisco Sy stems
Access page. You can access the CLI by clicking Web Console - HTML access to the command line
interface from a cached copy of the Cisco Systems Access page. To prevent unauthorized access to CMS
and the CLI, exit your browser to end the browser session.