Accessing A Command-Line Interface; Running The Quick-Start Script - Nortel Passport 2430 Installing And Operating Instructions

Accessing a Command-Line Interface

To run the Quick-Start script, you use a command-line interface to access the
router software.
To access a command-line interface, you turn on the Passport 2430 and wait for
the router to perform the diagnostic tests, then boot locally.
When the Passport 2430 boots, its LEDs flash in a particular order. To ensure that
the installation was successful, see "Verifying a Successful Installation" on
page 4-4.
After the Passport 2430 boots, the Technician Interface

Running the Quick-Start Script

After the router boots and you access the command-line interface, you engage the
Technician Interface. You use the Technician Interface to start the Quick-Start
script that creates the router's initial IP interface.
You can also configure additional interfaces using Quick-Start, but in most cases
your initial IP interface connects you to the management workstation, where you
can use Site Manager, Bay Command Console (BCC
tool to fully customize your router's configuration.
To engage the Technician Interface, type the following command (noting the use
of an uppercase "M") at the login prompt and press the Return key:
Manager
The prompt (
Note: To check the contents of the router local file system on the installed
flash memory card, type
software image, config file, and the inst_pp2430.bat file should appear in the
list of files.
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) appears. You are now using the Technician Interface.
$
dir and press the Return key. The pp2430.exe
Starting the Passport 2430 for the First Time
login
™ ), or another management
prompt appears.
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