Using the CLI ································································································································································ 1

FIPS compliance ································································································································································ 1

Command conventions ····················································································································································· 1

Using the undo form of a command ······························································································································· 2

CLI views ············································································································································································ 2

Entering system view from user view ······················································································································ 3

Returning to the upper-level view from any view ·································································································· 3

Returning to user view from any other view ·········································································································· 3

Accessing the CLI online help ·········································································································································· 4

Entering a command ························································································································································· 5

Editing a command line ··········································································································································· 5

Entering a STRING type value for an argument···································································································· 5

Abbreviating commands·········································································································································· 5

Configuring and using command keyword aliases ······························································································ 6

Configuring and using hotkeys ······························································································································· 6

Enabling redisplaying entered-but-not-submitted commands ··············································································· 8

Understanding command-line error messages ··············································································································· 8

Using the command history function ······························································································································· 9

Viewing history commands ····································································································································· 9

Setting the command history buffer size for user interfaces ················································································ 9

Controlling the CLI output ·············································································································································· 10

Pausing between screens of output ····················································································································· 10

Filtering the output from a display command ····································································································· 10

Configuring user privilege and command levels ········································································································ 13

Configuring a user privilege level ······················································································································· 13

Switching the user privilege level ························································································································ 16

Changing the level of a command ······················································································································ 19

Saving the running configuration ································································································································· 19

Displaying and maintaining CLI ··································································································································· 19

Login overview ··························································································································································· 21

Login methods at a glance ············································································································································ 21

User interfaces ································································································································································ 22

User interface assignment ····································································································································· 22

User interface identification ································································································································· 22

Logging in to the CLI ·················································································································································· 23

Logging in through the console port for the first time ································································································· 23

Configuring console login control settings ·········································································································· 25

Disable authentication for console login (not supported in FIPS mode) ·························································· 26

Configuring password authentication for console login (not supported in FIPS mode) ································· 27

Configuring scheme authentication for console login ······················································································· 28

Configuring common console login settings (optional) ····················································································· 31

Logging in through Telnet (not supported in FIPS mode) ··························································································· 33

Disable authentication for Telnet login ················································································································ 34

Configuring password authentication for Telnet login ······················································································ 35

Configuring scheme authentication for Telnet login ·························································································· 36

Configuring common settings for VTY user interfaces (optional) ······································································ 38