Using the Command Line Interface
Enterasys D-Series CLI Reference 1-5
Using the Command Line Interface

Starting a CLI Session

Connecting Using the Console Port

ConnectaterminaltothelocalconsoleportasdescribedinyourDSeriesInstallationGuide.The
startupscreen,Figure 11,willdisplayontheterminal.YoucannowstarttheCommandLine
Interface(CLI)by
•usingadefaultuseraccount,asdescribedinUsingaDefaultUserAccountonpage16,or
•usinganadministrativelyassigneduseraccountasdescribedinUsinganAdministratively
ConfiguredUserAccountonpage16.
Figure 1-1 D-Series Startup Screen

Connecting Using Telnet

OncetheDSeriesdevicehasavalidIPaddress,youcanestablishaTel netsessionfromanyTCP/
IPbasednodeonthenetwork.Forinformationaboutsettingtheswitch’sIPaddress,refertoset
ipaddressonpage3 10.
ToestablishaTeln etsession:
1. Telnettotheswitch’sIPaddress.
2. Enterlogin(username)andpasswordinformationinoneofthefollowingways:
–Iftheswitch’sdefaultloginandpasswordsettingshavenotbeenchanged,followthe
stepslistedinUsingaDefaultUserAccountonpage16,or
–Enteranadministrativelyconfiguredusernameandpassword.
ThenoticeofauthorizationandthepromptdisplaysasshowninFigure11.
ForinformationaboutconfiguringTelne tsettings,refertoStartingandConfiguringTeln eton
page342 .
Username:admin
Password:
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Command Line Interface
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Chassis Serial Number: 041800249041
Chassis Firmware Revision: 1.0.xx
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