HP 445 manual Overview of the Console Interface, Main Menu

Overview of Initializing and Verifying Router Software

Overview of the Console Interface

Overview of the Console Interface

The console interface is your tool for configuring and booting the router, gathering data on router performance, and managing router operation. Access to the console interface is via the Main menu, which displays the router’s software management features. (You can access a router’s console interface either by directly connecting your terminal to the router’s console port or by using Telnet --page 7-10-- or a modem connection.)

Figure 1-1. The Main Menu

Statistics Screen Menu: Provides ongoing data for analyzing circuit, bridge, routing service, and buffer usage. (Refer to chapter 6, ‘‘How To Use the Statistics Screens To Analyze Router Operation’’.)

Network Control Language Interpreter: Referred to as ‘‘NCL’’, provides a command line to execute router management commands such as rebooting, password-setting, and access to bridging and routing tables. (Refer to chapter 7, ‘‘How To Use the Network Control Language (NCL) Commands To Manage a Router’’.)

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