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6-2 CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS
The bridge/router system prompt is displayed:
NETBuilder #
You are now ready to begin entering software commands.
Learning About the
User Interface
This section describes how to access the bridge/router user interface and provides
an overview of the menu-driven and command-line interfaces.
This section also includes the following information:
■ How to specify values, set members, or set addresses when using either the
menu-driven or command-line interface
■ How to use online help
Accessing the User
Interface
To access the user interface or to modify the configuration of the NETBuilder
bridge/router, use one of the following methods:
■ Access the bridge/router commands locally through the console port.
■ Establish a Telnet session with the bridge/router using security passwords.
■ Use a device (for example, a workstation) on the same extended network or
internetwork to access the bridge/router through the Telnet protocol.
NETBuilder software also supports outgoing Telnet.
The software supports TCP and UDP over Bigger Addresses (TUBA), which
means you can Telnet to the bridge/router using an IP address or an OSI
NSAP address from a PC or workstation. For more information about using
Telnet on a workstation, refer to the manual that accompanies the
workstation.
■ View and configure a subset of bridge/router parameters from a remote host
using SNMP. For information on preparing the bridge/router to run SNMP, refer
to Using NETBuilder Family Software.
After accessing the user interface, you need to decide whether to use the
menu-driven interface or the command-line interface.
Menu-Driven Versus
Command-Line Interface
After accessing the bridge/router user interface, you can issue a command in one
of two ways:
■ Use the menu-driven interface if you are unsure of the command syntax.
For more information about the MEnu command, refer to Reference for
NETBuilder Family Software. For information on how to use the menu-driven
interface, see the next section.
■ Enter the command at the system prompt if you know the exact syntax.
For information about the command line and rules for entering commands,
refer to “Using the Command-Line Interface” on page 6-3.
The syntax for each command and parameter is described in Reference for
NETBuilder Family Software.
Using the Menu-Driven
Interface
The MEnu command allows you to perform the following operations:
■ List the services available on the bridge/router.
■ Choose a service and see the list of parameters available for the service.
■ List the parameters in the current service.