User Guide

Installing Your Switch 9
9. Log In to the Command Line Interface (CLI)
If you are using one of the
MPX’s
serial ports, use a
terminal emulation software package to establish a
session with the switch. Configure your terminal
emulation software parameters as follows:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• no parity
• no hardware flow control (Windows 95 or later)
After the system has booted, the Login prompt is
displayed:
Welcome to the Alcatel Omni Switch/Router!
Version x.x.x.x
login :
Initially, there are three types of login accounts avail-
able on the Omni Switch/Router:
admin
,
diag
and
user
.
The
admin
and
diag
accounts allow full access to all
functions. The
diag
account additionally supports a set
of switching module tests (see the “Running Hardware
Diagnostics” chapter in your Omni Switch/Router User
Manual for details). The
user
account allows read-only
privileges. All three accounts use
switch
as the default
password.
♦ Important Note ♦
If you have Administrative (WRITE)
privileges on the switch, you can
create or delete logins and new user
accounts with administrative privi-
leges.
♦ Partition Management ♦
Partition Management allows you to
restrict access to particular switch
features on a per user basis. See the
“Switch Security” chapter in your
Omni Switch/Router User Manual for
details.
The following procedure uses the
admin
login account
as an example. Complete the following steps to log in
to the switch.
♦ Caution ♦
If the system displays the following
prompt:
Please Standby, chassis configuration changing
(Hit ^C to abort)...
it means you are attempting to access
the switch before it has completed
initialization or processing a previous
command. Wait until the switch
displays the login prompt before
entering any commands.