Using The Command Line Interface (Cli); Overview; Accessing The Cli; Using The Cli - HP ProCurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Overview

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Overview

The CLI is a text-based command interface for configuring and monitoring the
access point. The CLI gives you access to the access point's full set of
commands while providing the same password protection that is used in the
web browser interface.

Accessing the CLI

The CLI is accessed through the access point console. You can access the
console out-of-band by directly connecting a terminal device to the access
point, or in-band by using Telnet.

Using the CLI

The CLI offers these privilege levels to simplify configuration:
1. Exec
2. Global Configuration
3. Context Configuration
CLI commands are not case-sensitive.
When you use the CLI to make a configuration change, the access point
immediately saves the change to non-volatile memory. Whenever you reboot
the access point, all changes made since the last reboot are retained.

Privilege Level at Logon

The access point provides a single password for the CLI. To secure manage­
ment access to the access point, you must set the Manager password. Without
a Manager password configured, anyone having serial port or Telnet access
to the access point can reach all CLI command modes.