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This chapter describes how to use the Command Line Interface
(CLI).

Using the Command Line Interface

Accessing the CLI
When accessing the management interface for the switch over a
direct connection to the server’s console port, or via a Telnet
connection, the switch can be managed by entering command
keywords and parameters at the prompt. Using the switch's
command-line interface (CLI) is very similar to entering commands
on a UNIX system.
Console Connection
To access the switch through the console port, perform these
steps:
1. At the console prompt, enter the user name and password.
(The default user names are “admin” and “guest” with
corresponding passwords of “admin” and “guest.”) Whe n the
administrator user name and password is entered, the CLI
displays the “Console#” prompt and enters privileged access
mode (i.e., Privileged Exec). But when the guest user name
and password is entered, the CLI displays the “Console>”
prompt and enters normal access mode (i.e.,Normal Exec).