KTI Networks kgs-1601 manual Entering Commands

7.5 Entering Commands

Commands are given by entering the command string. The command string is not case-sensitive.

There are three possible situations for entering the command:

1.At any level or group: you should enter the full syntax of the command with a / in front of the syntax (ex, enter /system configuration in any level to check the system status.)

2.At top level or under the group that contains the command: enter the full command syntax (ex, enter system configuration at top level or at prompt System>)

3.Under the group that contains the command: Users are allowed to enter the command skipping the group name (ex, enter configuration under the prompt System>)

Some of the commands have optional parameters (parenthesized after a syntax). If the optional param- eter is omitted, a default value may be used or the command may display the current setting (i.e. functions as a getting a command).

Example 1, omitted parameter interpreted as display command:

Syntax:

Systemname [<systemname>] System>systemname <enter> systemname: giga-switch

Example 2, omitted parameter interpreted as default value (VLAN ID 1):

Syntax:

MAC Add <macaddress> <portlist> [<vid>] >mac add 010203ABCDEF 16 <enter>

You may use the horizontal arrow-keys <- and -> to move the cursor within the command you are entering. And you can also use the backspace key (provided by a terminal that sends the BS (8) character when the backspace key is pressed) to delete characters from the command you are enter- ing.

If your terminal software (e.g. HyperTerminal) supports <home> and <end> keys, you may use these keys to move the cursor to respectively the start and the end of the command line.

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