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Digi Connect WAN Family command-line interface
Configuration through the command line
You can configure the Digi Connect WAN Family product by entering a series of command to set values
through the command-line interface.
Access the command-line interface
To access the command-line interface and send configuration commands to the Digi Connect WAN
Family device:
1. Launch the command-line interface by using the telnet command.
2. To launch the CLI via telnet, issue the following telnet command from a command prompt on
another networked device, such as a server:
#> telnet ip-address
Replace ip-address with the IP address of the Digi Connect WAN Family device. For example:
#> telnet 192.3.23.5
If security is enabled for the Digi Connect WAN Family device, a login prompt appears for telnet
access. If you do not know the user name and password for the device, contact the system
administrator who originally configured the device.
Basics for using the command-line interface
The Digi Connect WAN Family offers online help for CLI commands. Use the following command
examples to get help for using commands.
help displays all supported commands for a device.
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? displays all supported commands for a device.
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set ? displays the syntax and options for the set command. Use this command to determine
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whether the device includes a particular set command variant to configure various features.
help set displays syntax and options for the set command.
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set serial ? displays the syntax and options for the set serial command.
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help set serial displays the syntax and options for the set serial command.
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Management through the command line interface
This section provides information on some key commands available from the command line interface.
For more information, see the Digi Connect Family Command Reference on www.digi.com.
Use the following commands to display information and statistics:
display
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info
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set alarm
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set buffer and display buffer
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