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7.5 Entering Commands
Commands are given by entering the command string. The command string is not case-sensitive.
There are three possible situations for entering the command:
1. At any level or group: you should enter the full syntax of the command with a / in front of the
syntax (ex, enter /system configuration in any level to check the system status.)
2. At top level or under the group that contains the command: enter the full command syntax (ex,
enter system configuration at top level or at prompt System>)
3. Under the group that contains the command: Users are allowed to enter the command skipping
the group name (ex, enter configuration under the prompt System>)
Some of the commands have optional parameters (parenthesized after a syntax). If the optional param-
eter is omitted, a default value may be used or the command may display the current setting (i.e.
functions as a getting a command).
Example 1, omitted parameter interpreted as display command:
Syntax:
Systemname [<systemname>]
System>systemname <enter>
systemname: giga-switch
Example 2, omitted parameter interpreted as default value (VLAN ID 1):
Syntax:
MAC Add <macaddress> <portlist> [<vid>]
>mac add 010203ABCDEF 16 <enter>
You may use the horizontal arrow-keys <- and -> to move the cursor within the command you are
entering. And you can also use the backspace key (provided by a terminal that sends the BS (8)
character when the backspace key is pressed) to delete characters from the command you are enter-
ing.
If your terminal software (e.g. HyperTerminal) supports <home> and <end> keys, you may use these
keys to move the cursor to respectively the start and the end of the command line.
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