C H A P T E R 2 Using The Command-Line Interface; Accessing The Switch Cli; Accessing The Cli Through The Console Port - Cisco WS-C2950SX-48-SI Configuration Manual

Accessing the Switch CLI

The Catalyst enterprise LAN switches are multi-module systems. Commands you enter from the CLI
might apply to the entire system or to a specific module, port, or VLAN.
You configure the switch using set and clear commands. Enter set commands to change switch
parameters. Use clear commands (or in some cases, use set commands) to overwrite or erase
configuration parameters. Use show commands to display the current configuration and to monitor the
switch.
Accessing the Switch CLI
You can access the CLI through the supervisor engine console port or through a Telnet session.
These sections describe how to access the switch CLI:
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Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port

For complete information on how to connect a terminal to the supervisor engine console port, refer to
Note
the hardware documentation for your switch.
To access the switch CLI through the console port, you first must connect a console terminal to the
console port through an EIA/TIA-232 (RS-232) cable. Make sure that the terminal is connected to the
switch and that the terminal is on.
To access the switch CLI through the console port, follow these steps:
Step 1 Connect to the supervisor engine console port using the appropriate application or commands on the
terminal (for example, using a terminal emulation program on a PC or using the tip command on a UNIX
system).
Step 2 If the switch is not on, power up the switch. The bootup display should appear on the screen (see the
"Example of a Catalyst 4003 Bootup Display" section on page
Enter to see this display:
Cisco Systems, Inc. Console
Enter password:
After you successfully connect to the switch through the console port, you can use normal-mode
commands to monitor the switch or enter privileged mode to change the configuration. For more
information, see the
Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide
2-2
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port, page 2-2
Accessing the CLI Through Telnet, page 2-3
"Switch CLI Command Modes" section on page
Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface
2-9). If the switch is already booted, press
2-3.
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