COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Line Commands

You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a VT100 compatible device to the switch’s serial port. These commands are used to set communication parameters for the serial port or Telnet (i.e., a virtual terminal).

Table 4-5 Line Commands

Command

Function

Mode

Page

 

 

 

 

line

Identifies a specific line for configuration and

GC

4-14

 

starts the line configuration mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

login

Enables password checking at login

LC

4-15

 

 

 

 

password

Specifies a password on a line

LC

4-16

 

 

 

 

timeout login

Sets the interval that the system waits for a login

LC

4-17

response

attempt

 

 

 

 

 

 

exec-timeout

Sets the interval that the command interpreter

LC

4-18

 

waits until user input is detected

 

 

 

 

 

 

password-thresh

Sets the password intrusion threshold, which

LC

4-19

 

limits the number of failed logon attempts

 

 

 

 

 

 

silent-time*

Sets the amount of time the management console

LC

4-20

 

is inaccessible after the number of unsuccessful

 

 

 

logon attempts exceeds the threshold set by the

 

 

 

password-thresh command

 

 

 

 

 

 

databits*

Sets the number of data bits per character that are

LC

4-20

 

interpreted and generated by hardware

 

 

 

 

 

 

parity*

Defines the generation of a parity bit

LC

4-21

speed*

Sets the terminal baud rate

LC

4-22

stopbits*

Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted per

LC

4-23

 

byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

disconnect

Terminates a line connection

PE

4-23

 

 

 

 

show line

Displays a terminal line's parameters

NE,

4-24

 

 

PE

 

 

 

 

 

* These commands only apply to the serial port.

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SMC Networks SMC6824M manual Line Commands, Command Function Mode, Password-thresh command

SMC6824M specifications

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