Chapter 31 Introduction To Cli; Command Line Interface Overview; Accessing The Command Line Interface; Command Conventions - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 861H-G1 User Manual

31.1 Command Line Interface Overview

In addition to the SMT, you can use line commands to configure the Prestige. It is recommended
that you use the SMT for everyday management of the Prestige and that you use line commands
for advanced Prestige diagnosis and troubleshooting. If you have problems with your Prestige,
customer support may request that you issue some of these commands to assist them in
troubleshooting.

31.1.1 Accessing the Command Line Interface

There are two ways to access the command line interface on the Prestige:
•
Telnet to the Prestige
•
Connect a computer to the console port and use terminal emulation software configured to
the following parameters:

31.1.2 Command Conventions

The system uses a one-level command structure. You must type the full command every time, as
follows.
P861H> <command>
For instance, the following example shows how to view the status of a VDSL port.
P861H> vdsl profile show
The conventions for typing in most CI commands are shown next.
command <interface|device> subcommand [parameter]
command subcommand [pararmeter]
Type all commands as displayed on the screen.

31.1.3 Command Syntax Conventions

Command keywords are in courier new font.
The | symbol means "or".
Required fields in a command are enclosed in angle brackets <>. Use the following command to
select a baud rate from 1 to 5.
sys baud <1|2|3|4|5>
Optional fields in a command are enclosed in square brackets [], for example, year; month and
day are optional in the following command. This command just displays the date if you don't
specify the year, month and day parameters.
sys date [year month day]
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