Command Line Interface
4-10
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Command Groups
The system commands can be broken down into the functional groups shown below.
Table 4-4 Command Group Index
Command Group Description Page
Line Sets communication parameters for the serial port and Telnet,
including baud rate and console time-out
4-11
General Basic commands for entering privileged access mode, restarting the
system, or quitting the CLI
4-20
System Management Controls system logs, system passwords, user name, browser
management options, and a variety of other system information
4-25
Flash/File Manages code image or switch configuration files 4-64
Authentication Configures logon access using local or remote authentication;
also configures port security and IEEE 802.1X port access control
4-70
Access Control List Provides filtering for IP frames (based on address, protocol, TCP/UDP
port number or TCP control code) or non-IP frames (based on MAC
address or Ethernet type)
4-87
SNMP Activates authentication failure traps; configures community access
strings, and trap managers
4-107
DHCP Configures DHCP client, relay and server functions 4-121
DNS Configures DNS services. 4-136
Interface Configures the connection parameters for all Ethernet ports,
aggregated links, and VLANs
4-143
Mirror Port Mirrors data to another port for analysis without affecting the data
passing through or the performance of the monitored port
4-154
Rate Limiting Controls the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or received on a port 4-156
Link Aggregation Statically groups multiple ports into a single logical trunk; configures
Link Aggregation Control Protocol for port trunks
4-157
Address Table Configures the address table for filtering specified addresses, displays
current entries, clears the table, or sets the aging time
4-166
Spanning Tree Configures Spanning Tree settings for the switch 4-170
VLANs Configures VLAN settings, and defines port membership for VLAN
groups; also enables or configures private VLANs and protocol VLANs
4-188
GVRP and
Bridge Extension
Configures GVRP settings that permit automatic VLAN learning;
shows the configuration for the bridge extension MIB
4-202
Priority Sets port priority for untagged frames, selects strict priority or weighted
round robin, relative weight for each priority queue, also sets priority for
TCP/UDP traffic types, IP precedence, and DSCP
4-206
Quality of Service Configures Differentiated Services 4-218
Multicast Filtering Configures IGMP multicast filtering, query parameters, and specifies
ports attached to a multicast router
4-226
IP Interface Configures IP address for the switch interfaces; also configures ARP
parameters and static entries
4-241
IP Routing Configures static and dynamic unicast routing 4-249