Line Commands

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a VT100 compatible device to the server’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	4-15
	starts the line configuration mode

login	Enables password checking at login	LC	4-16

password	Specifies a password on a line	LC	4-17

timeout login	Sets the interval that the system waits for a user	LC	4-18
response	to log into the CLI

exec-timeout	Sets the interval that the command interpreter	LC	4-19
	waits until user input is detected

password-thresh	Sets the password intrusion threshold, which	LC	4-20
	limits the number of failed logon attempts

silent-time*	Sets the amount of time the management	LC	4-21
	console 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	LC	4-22
	are interpreted and generated by hardware

parity*	Defines the generation of a parity bit	LC	4-23

speed*	Sets the terminal baud rate	LC	4-23

stopbits*	Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted per	LC	4-24
	byte

disconnect	Terminates a line connection	PE	4-25

show line	Displays a terminal line's parameters	NE,	4-25
		PE

* These commands only apply to the serial port.

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SMC Networks TigerSwitch manual Line Commands

Models: TigerSwitch

Line Commands

Table 4-5 Line Commands

Command

Function

Mode

TigerSwitch specifications