Using the CLI

To use the CLI successfully, review the following guidelines:

• Press [Enter] key to complete each command line entry.
• If you do not know the parameters to complete a command, press [Enter], and the CLI displays the next level of options for that command. If you press [Enter] at the CLI> command line, the Passport 4400 displays a list of all major commands.
• You can enter abbreviated command names; however, you must enter enough characters to uniquely define the command. For instance, the Passport 4400 does not recognize s, because the command could be save, set, or show. When you enter sh, the Passport 4400 recognizes the command for show and responds with the next level of options.

Before You Begin Your Telnet Session

Before a Telnet session can be established, the Passport 4400 must be assigned an IP address. Therefore, you must use the serial management port connection when configuring the Passport 4400 for the first time. See Getting Started with Passport 4400, Release 4.1 Software, 209664-A for the procedures to access the Passport 4400 for the first time.

For more information about IP addresses, see Configuring LAN Services.

For more information about Telnet procedures, see System Utilities.

CLI Access Procedure