Specifications

Using the Command Line Interface
1-8 Introduction
1. Attheloginprompt,enteroneofthefollowingdefaultusernames:
– roforRead‐Onlyaccess.
– rwforRead‐Writeaccess.
– adminforSuperUseraccess.
2. PressENTER.ThePasswordpromptdisplays.
3. LeavethisstringblankandpressENTER.Theswitchinformationandpromptdisplaysas
showninFigure 1‐1
.
Using an Administratively Configured User Account
Iftheswitch’sdefaultuseraccountsettingshavebeenchanged,proceedasfollows:
1. Attheloginprompt,enteryouradministratively‐assignedusernameandpressENTER.
2. AtthePasswordprompt,enteryourpasswordandpressENTER.
ThenoticeofauthorizationandthepromptdisplaysasshowninFigure 1‐1.
Navigating the Command Line Interface
Getting Help with CLI Syntax
TheSecureStackC3switchallowsyoutodisplayusageandsyntaxinformationforindividual
commandsbytypinghelpor?afterthecommand.
CLI Command Defaults Descriptions
Eachcommanddescriptioninthisguideincludesasectionentitled“Defaults”whichcontains
differentinformationfromthefactorydefaultsettingsontheswitchdescribedinTable 1‐1and 
Table 1‐2.ThesectiondefinesCLIbehavioriftheuserentersacommand withouttypingoptional
parameters(indicatedbysquarebrackets[
]).Forcommandswithoutoptionalparameters,the
defaultssectionlists“None”.Forcommandswithoptionalparameters,thissectiondescribeshow
theCLIrespondsiftheuseroptstoenteronlythe keywordsofthecommandsyntax.Figure 1‐2
providesanexample.
Figure 1-2 Sample CLI Defaults Description
CLI Command Modes
Eachcommanddescriptioninthisguideincludesasectionentitled“Mode”whichstateswhether
thecommandisexecutableinAdmin(SuperUser),Read‐Write,orRead‐Onlymode.Userswith
Read‐OnlyaccesswillonlybepermittedtoviewRead‐Only(show)commands.UserswithRead‐
Note: Users with Read-Write (rw) and Read-Only access can use the set password command
(page 3-4) to change their own passwords. Administrators with Super User (su) access can use
the set system login command (page 3-3) to create and change user accounts, and the set
password command to change any local account password.
Syntax
show port status [port-string]
Defaults
Ifport‐stringisnotspecified,statusinformationforallportswillbedisplayed