
ENTERING COMMANDS
After you configure the switch with an IP address, you can open a Telnet session by performing these steps:
1.From the remote host, enter the Telnet command and the IP address of the device you want to access.
2.At the prompt, enter the user name and system password. The CLI will display the
3.Enter the necessary commands to complete your desired tasks.
4.When finished, exit the session with the “quit” or “exit” command. After entering the Telnet command, the login screen displays:
Username: admin
Password:
CLI session with the SMC6750L2 is opened.
To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
Note: You can open up to four sessions to the device via Telnet.
Entering Commands
This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
Keywords and Arguments
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a command, and arguments specify configuration parameters. For example, in the command “show interfaces status ethernet 1/5,” show interfaces and status are keywords, ethernet is an argument that specifies the interface type, and 1/5 specifies the unit/port.