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3. Configure the device and enter the necessary commands to complete the required tasks.
4. When finished, exit the session with the quit or exit command.
When a different user is required to log onto the system, in the Privileged EXEC Command mode the login command is entered.
This effectively logs off the current user and logs on the new user.
5.2.3 Editing Features
Entering Commands
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a command, and arguments specify configuration
parameters. For example, in the command "show interfaces status ethernet e5," show, interfaces and status are keywords,
ethernet is an argument that specifies the interface type, and e5 specifies the port.
When entering commands, the Giga ports are referred to with a prefix "g", and the 10/100 Mbps ports are referred to with a
prefix "e". The ports are preceded by the unit number. The unit number for a standalone device is 1.
To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required parameters after the command keyword. For example, to set a
password for the administrator, enter:
console(config)# username admin password smith
When working with the CLI, the command options are not displayed. The command is not selected by a menu but is manually
entered. To see what commands are available in each mode or within an interface configuration, the CLI does provide a method
of displaying the available commands, the command syntax requirements and in some instances parameters required to
complete the command. The standard command to request help is the ?.
There are three instances where the help information can be displayed:
Keyword lookup—The character ? is entered in place of a command. A list of all valid commands and corresponding
help messages are displayed.
Partial keyword lookup—A command is incomplete and the character ? is entered in place of a parameter. The
matched parameters for this command are displayed.
To assist in using the CLI, there is an assortment of editing features. The following features are described:
Terminal Command Buffer
Command Completion
Keyboard Shortcuts
Every time a command is entered in the CLI, it is recorded on an internally managed Command History buffer. Commands are
stored in the buffer which is maintained on a First In First Out (FIFO) basis. These commands can be recalled, reviewed,
modified, and reissued. This buffer is not preserved across device resets.
User's Manual of WGSW-24020/WGSW-48040
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