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CLI configuration ·························································································································································· 1

What is CLI? ······································································································································································1

Entering the CLI ·································································································································································1

Command conventions ·····················································································································································1

Undo form of a command················································································································································2 CLI view description··························································································································································2 Entering system view················································································································································3 Exiting the current view············································································································································3 Returning to user view··············································································································································4 Using the CLI online help ·················································································································································4

Typing commands·····························································································································································5 Editing command lines·············································································································································5 Typing incomplete keywords···································································································································5 Configuring command aliases ································································································································6

Configuring CLI hotkeys···········································································································································6 Redisplaying input but not submitted commands··································································································8 Checking command-line errors········································································································································8 Using command history····················································································································································8 Accessing history commands ··································································································································9

Configuring the history buffer size ·························································································································9

Controlling the CLI display············································································································································ 10 Multi-screen display··············································································································································· 10 Filtering output information··································································································································· 10 Configuring user privilege and command levels ········································································································ 13 Introduction ···························································································································································· 13 Configuring a user privilege level ······················································································································· 14 Switching user privilege level······························································································································· 16 Modifying the level of a command ····················································································································· 19 Saving the current configuration ·································································································································· 20 Displaying and maintaining CLI ··································································································································· 20

Login methods ····························································································································································21

Login methods································································································································································· 21 User interface overview················································································································································· 22 Users and user interfaces······································································································································ 22 Numbering user interfaces ··································································································································· 22

CLI login······································································································································································24

Overview········································································································································································· 24 Logging in through the console port ···························································································································· 24 Introduction ···························································································································································· 24 Configuration requirements·································································································································· 24 Login procedure····················································································································································· 25 Console login authentication modes ··················································································································· 27 Configuring none authentication for console login ··························································································· 28 Configuring password authentication for console login ··················································································· 29 Configuring scheme authentication for console login ······················································································· 31 Configuring common settings for console login (optional) ··············································································· 34 Logging in through Telnet·············································································································································· 36 Introduction ···························································································································································· 36

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