Nortel Networks Contivity1510D Switch User Manual


 
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Reference for the Contivity VPN Switch Command Line Interface
Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter provides an introduction to the Contivity VPN Switch Command
Line Interface (CLI).
Accessing the CLI
Access from a Telnet session
You access the CLI by starting a Telnet session to the switchs Management IP
Address, for example:
telnet 10.0.16.247
You then log into the switch using an account with administrator privileges, for
example:
Login: admin
Password: *******
%%
Upon login, the CLI prompt appears (%%), indicating that you are in the CLI User
Exec Mode. You can execute any User Exec Mode commands or change the
command mode in order to execute other commands.
Note:
The Telnet protocol must be enabled on the switch in order to use
the CLI via a Telnet connection. Use the Services->Available screen to
enable the Telnet management protocol.