Command Line Interface

4-10

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Command Groups
The system commands can be broken down into the functional groups shown below.

Table 4-4 Command Group Index

Command Group Description Page
Line Sets communication parameters for the serial port and Telnet,
including baud rate and console time-out
4-11
General Basic commands for entering privileged access mode, restarting the
system, or quitting the CLI
4-20
System Management Controls system logs, system passwords, user name, browser
management options, and a variety of other system information
4-24
Flash/File Manages code image or switch configuration files 4-63
Authentication Configures logon access using local or remote authentication;
also configures port security and IEEE 802.1x port access control
4-68
Access Control List Provides filtering for IP frames (based on address, protocol, TCP/UDP
port number or TCP control code) or non-IP frames (based on MAC
address or Ethernet type)
4-86
SNMP Activates authentication failure traps; configures community access
strings, and trap managers; also configures IP address filtering
4-112
DNS Configures DNS services. 4-117
Interface Configures the connection parameters for all Ethernet ports,
aggregated links, and VLANs
4-125
Mirror Port Mirrors data to another port for analysis without affecting the data
passing through or the performance of the monitored port
4-136
Rate Limiting Controls the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or received on a port 4-138
Link Aggregation Statically groups multiple ports into a single logical trunk; configures
Link Aggregation Control Protocol for port trunks
4-139
Address Table Configures the address table for filtering specified addresses, displays
current entries, clears the table, or sets the aging time
4-149
Spanning Tree Configures Spanning Tree settings for the switch 4-153
VLANs Configures VLAN settings, and defines port membership for VLAN
groups; also enables or configures private VLANs and protocol VLANs
4-172
GVRP and
Bridge Extension
Configures GVRP settings that permit automatic VLAN learning;
shows the configuration for the bridge extension MIB
4-186
Priority Sets port priority for untagged frames, selects strict priority or weighted
round robin, relative weight for each priority queue, also sets priority for
TCP traffic types, IP precedence, and DSCP
4-190
Multicast Filtering Configures IGMP multicast filtering, query parameters, and specifies
ports attached to a multicast router
4-203
IP Interface Configures IP address for the switch 4-212