Quick Reference Guide

30 | Getting Started
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For more on setting serial settings, see the hardware guide for your system or the System Management
Commands chapter in the SFTOS Command Reference.
The default CLI user, admin, has read/write access, with no password until you create one. For details, see
Creating a User and Password on page 36. There is also one mode-level password. See Setting the Enable
Password on page 38.
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Enter Line Config mode by logging in, entering Privileged Exec mode (enable command), Global Config
mode (config command), then lineconfig. In Line Config mode, use the serial timeout command to set the
console inactivity timeout (0 for no timeout; up to 160 minutes):
Figure 3-2. Using the Line Config Mode and the serial timeout Command
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To display serial (console) port configuration, enter the command show serial:
Figure 3-3. Using the show serial Command
Step Task (continued)
User:admin
Password:
Force10 >enable
Password:
Force10 #configure
Force10 (Config)#lineconfig
Force10 (Line)#?
exit To exit from the mode.
serial Configure EIA-232 parameters and inactivity timeout.
session-limit Configure the maximum number of outbound telnet
sessions allowed.
session-timeout Configure the outbound telnet login inactivity
timeout.
transport Displays the protocol list to use for outgoing
connections.
Force10 (Line)#serial ?
baudrate Set the serial baudrate.
timeout Configure the serial port login inactivity timeout.
Force10 (Line)#serial timeout ?
<0-160> Enter time in minutes.
Force10 (Line)#serial timeout 0
Force10 (Line)#exit
Force10 (Config)#
Force10 #show serial
Serial Port Login Timeout (minutes)............ 30
Baud Rate (bps)................................ 9600
Character Size (bits).......................... 8
Flow Control................................... Disable
Stop Bits...................................... 1
Parity......................................... none