Cisco Systems WSC2960X24PSL Accessing the CLI through a Console Connection or through Telnet

Using the Command-Line Interface

Accessing the CLI through a Console Connection or through Telnet

Command or Action

Example:

Switch# show interfaces include protocol Vlan1 is up, line protocol is up

Vlan10 is up, line protocol is down GigabitEthernet1/0/1 is up, line protocol is down GigabitEthernet1/0/2 is up, line protocol is up

Purpose

Expressions are case sensitive. For example, if you enter

exclude output, the lines that contain output are not displayed, but the lines that contain output appear.

Accessing the CLI through a Console Connection or through Telnet

Before you can access the CLI, you must connect a terminal or a PC to the switch console or connect a PC to the Ethernet management port and then power on the switch, as described in the hardware installation guide that shipped with your switch.

If your switch is already configured, you can access the CLI through a local console connection or through a remote Telnet session, but your switch must first be configured for this type of access.

You can use one of these methods to establish a connection with the switch:

•Connect the switch console port to a management station or dial-up modem, or connect the Ethernet management port to a PC. For information about connecting to the console or Ethernet management port, see the switch hardware installation guide.

•Use any Telnet TCP/IP or encrypted Secure Shell (SSH) package from a remote management station. The switch must have network connectivity with the Telnet or SSH client, and the switch must have an enable secret password configured.

•The switch supports up to 16 simultaneous Telnet sessions. Changes made by one Telnet user are reflected in all other Telnet sessions.

•The switch supports up to five simultaneous secure SSH sessions.

After you connect through the console port, through the Ethernet management port, through a Telnet session or through an SSH session, the user EXEC prompt appears on the management station.

Catalyst 2960-X Switch Network Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX

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