Command Line Interface (Cli) - D-Link NetDefend DFL-210 User Manual

2.1.3. Command Line Interface (CLI)

By default, NetDefendOS has a local user database, AdminUsers, with one user account pre-defined:
• Username admin with password admin.
The admin account has full administrative rights.
Extra user accounts can be created. These accounts can belong to the "Administrators" user group,
in which case they have complete read/write access. Or a user can belong to the "Auditors" user
group, in which case they have "read-only" access. For more detailed information about user authen-
tication, please see Chapter 8, User Authentication.
2.1.3. Command Line Interface (CLI)
NetDefendOS provides a Command Line Interface (CLI) for administrators that prefer or require a
command-line approach, or who need more granular control of system configuration. The CLI is
available either locally through the serial console port, or remotely using the Secure Shell ("SSH")
protocol.
The CLI provides a comprehensive set of commands that allow the display and modification of con-
figuration data as well as allowing runtime data to be displayed and allowing system maintenance
tasks to be performed.
For a complete reference to all CLI commands, please see the D-Link CLI Reference Guide.
2.1.3.1. CLI Access Methods
Serial Console Port
The serial console port is a RS-232 port that enables access to the CLI through a serial connection to
a PC or terminal. To locate the serial console port on your D-Link system, please see the D-Link
quickstart guide .
To use the console port, you need the following equipment:
• A terminal or a (portable) computer with a serial port and the ability to emulate a terminal (i.e.
using the Hyper Terminal software included in most Microsoft Windows installations). The seri-
al console port uses the following default settings: 9600 baud, No parity, 8 bits and 1 stop bit.
• A RS-232 cable with appropriate connectors. An appliance package includes a RS-232 null-
modem cable.
To connect a terminal to the console port, follow these steps:
1. Set the terminal protocol as described previously.
2. Connect one of the connectors of the RS-232 cable directly to the console port on your system
hardware.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the terminal or the serial connector of the computer run-
ning the communications software.
4. Press the enter key on the terminal. The NetDefendOS login prompt should appear on the ter-
minal screen.
Important
For security reasons, it is highly recommended that you change the default password
of the default account as soon as possible.
Chapter 2. Operations and Maintenance
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