COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Command Groups

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

Table 4-4 Command Groups

Command Group

Description

Page

Line

Sets communication parameters for the serial port

4-14

 

and Telnet, including baud rate and console time-out

 

 

 

 

General

Basic commands for entering privileged access

4-26

 

mode, restarting the system, or quitting the CLI

 

 

 

 

System

Controls system logs, system passwords, user name,

4-32

Management

browser management options, and a variety of other

 

 

system information

 

 

 

 

Flash/File

Manages code image or switch configuration files

4-86

 

 

 

Authentication

Configures logon access using local or remote

4-94

 

authentication; also configures port security and

 

 

IEEE 802.1X port access control

 

 

 

 

Access Control List

Provides filtering for IP frames (based on address,

4-117

 

protocol, TCP/UDP port number or TCP control

 

 

code) or non-IP frames (based on MAC address or

 

 

Ethernet type)

 

 

 

 

SNMP

Activates authentication failure traps; configures

4-136

 

community access strings, and trap managers; also

 

 

configures IP address filtering

 

 

 

 

Interface

Configures the connection parameters for all

4-143

 

Ethernet ports, aggregated links, and VLANs

 

 

 

 

Mirror Port

Mirrors data to another port for analysis without

4-158

 

affecting the data passing through or the

 

 

performance of the monitored port

 

 

 

 

Rate Limiting

Controls the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or

4-160

 

received on a port

 

 

 

 

Link Aggregation

Statically groups multiple ports into a single logical

4-162

 

trunk; configures Link Aggregation Control

 

 

Protocol for port trunks

 

 

 

 

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SMC6752AL2 specifications

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