Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide

Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004

APPENDIX

Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access

Options

The command line interface (CLI) management tool allows you to configure the Cisco MGX 8850 and

Cisco MGX 8950 switches, and display the switch status. When a switch starts up for the first time, the

only CLI access available is through the console port (CP). After the switch is properly configured, you

can access the CLI using any of the following options:

• CP connection

• Terminal server connection

• Local LAN connection

• Dial-up connection

• ATM WAN connection

The following sections describe how to prepare the switch for the different types of CLI access and how

to access the switch using these access methods.