User`s guide

Administration from the command-line interface

Administrative tasks can also be performed from the command line. Here are several device-

administration tasks and the commands to perform them. See the ConnectPort LTS Command

Reference for more complete command descriptions.

Administrative task Command

Backup/restore a configuration from a

TFTP server on the network

backup to=serveripaddress[:filename]

Update firmware 1. Telnet or ssh to the ConnectPort LTS product command line

interface using a Telnet/ssh application.

2. If security is enabled for the ConnectPort LTS product, a

default password is dbps. If these defaults do not work, contact

the system administrator who set up the device.

3. If you are at the bash shell, type configshell to get to the

config shell

4. Issue the boot load command:

#> boot load=tftp-server-ip:filename

where tftp-server-ip is the IP address of the TFTP server that

contains the firmware, and filename is the name of the file to

upload.

Reset configuration to factory defaults revert

boot action=factory

Display system information and statistics info

Reboot the device

boot

Enable/disable network services set service

Configure device server for tracing and

display tracing information

set trace