378 The Command Line Interface
Connecting to the Nortel SNAS
You can access the CLI in two ways:
•using a console connection through the console port (see “Establishing
a console connection” (page 378))
•using a Telnet connection or SSH connection over the network (see
“Establishing a Telnet connection” (page 379) or “Establishing a
connection using SSH” (page 380))

Establishing a console connection

Use a console connection to perform the initial setup and when reinstalling
the Nortel SNAS software as the boot user. You must also use a console
connection when logging in as root user for advanced troubleshooting
purposes.

Requirements

To establish a console connection with the Nortel SNAS, you need the
following:
•An ASCII terminal or a computer running terminal emulation software
set to the parameters shown in Table 58 "Console configuration
parameters" (page 378):
Table 58
Console configuration parameters
Parameter Value
Baud rate 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
•A serial cable with a female DB-9 connector. For more specific
information, see the chapter about connecting to the Nortel SNAS
in Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 Installation Guide ,
(NN47230-300).

Procedure steps

Step Action
1Connect the terminal to the Console port using the correct serial
cable.
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100 03.01 Standard
28 July 2008
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