Preliminary Configuration Through The Cli - Symbol WS5000 Series Installation Manual

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Preliminary Configuration through the CLI

Most of the practical configuration of the WS5100 is performed through the Quick Start
View applet. However, to access the applet you first have to use the Command Line
Interface (CLI) to configure the Ethernet port that connects the switch to the wired LAN.
Before proceeding with the CLI instructions described below, connect a configuration
computer to the WS5100, as described in "
Keep in mind the switch doesn't have to be deployed into the network to perform this
initial configuration.
4.1 Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions apply to the CLI examples:
• The CLI prompt and output are shown as
• Text that you enter verbatim is
• Values that you "make up" (as command parameters) are in
For example:
ws5000.(Cfg).Ethernet.[2]>set gateway w.x.y.z
Here, everything up to and including the ">" is part of the CLI prompt;
CLI command;
w.x.y.z
your network.
4.2 Logging Into the CLI
After you've connected the WS5100 through the serial port and powered on the switch,
the terminal emulation window displays a series of inscrutable diagnostic messages
(which you can ignore), after which it will display the WS5000 Series user name prompt.
Use the name cli to continue:
user name: cli
NOTE
Next, you'll be taken to the CLI login. Log in as
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is a value you create (or otherwise obtain) as appropriate for
If the user name prompt isn't displayed, press
appears.
Adding the WS5100 to the Network
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with the password
admin
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