Contents
1 About this Guide................................................................................................. 33
Audience..............................................................................................................................................33
Conventions........................................................................................................................................33
Information Symbols...........................................................................................................................34
Related Documents............................................................................................................................34
2 Configuration Fundamentals........................................................................... 35
Accessing the Command Line............................................................................................................35
CLI Modes............................................................................................................................................35
Navigating CLI Modes...................................................................................................................37
The do Command...............................................................................................................................40
Undoing Commands..........................................................................................................................40
Obtaining Help....................................................................................................................................41
Entering and Editing Commands.......................................................................................................42
Command History...............................................................................................................................43
Filtering show Command Outputs.....................................................................................................43
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode...............................................................................................44
3 Getting Started....................................................................................................46
Console Access...................................................................................................................................47
Serial Console................................................................................................................................47
External Serial Port with a USB Connector..................................................................................49
Accessing the CLI Interface and Running Scripts Using SSH............................................................49
Entering CLI commands Using an SSH Connection...................................................................49
Executing Local CLI Scripts Using an SSH Connection...............................................................49
Boot Process.......................................................................................................................................50
Default Configuration.........................................................................................................................52
Configuring a Host Name...................................................................................................................52
Configuring a Host Name...................................................................................................................52
Accessing the System Remotely.........................................................................................................53
Accessing the MXL Switch Remotely............................................................................................53
Configure the Management Port IP Address...............................................................................53
Configure a Management Route..................................................................................................53
Configuring a Username and Password.......................................................................................54
Configuring the Enable Password......................................................................................................54
Configuration File Management.........................................................................................................55
Copy Files to and from the System..............................................................................................55
Save the Running-Configuration..................................................................................................56
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