Specifications

Startup and General Configuration Summary
Process Overview: CLI Startup and General Configuration
Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide 3-11
3.1.5 Process Overview: CLI Startup and General Configuration
Use the following steps as a guide to the startup and general configuration process:
1. Starting and navigating the Command Line Interface (CLI) (Section 3.1.6)
2. Setting user accounts and passwords (Section 3.2.1)
3. Setting basic device properties (Section 3.2.2)
4. Downloading a new firmware image (Section 3.2.3)
5. Configuring Telnet (Section 3.2.4)
6. Managing switch configuration files (Section 3.2.5)
7. Configuring Enterasys and Cisco discovery protocols (Section 3.2.6)
8. Pausing, clearing and closing the CLI (Section 3.2.7)
9. Resetting the device (Section 3.2.8)
10. Preparing the device for router mode (Section 3.3)
3.1.6 Starting and Navigating the Command Line Interface (CLI)
3.1.6.1 Using a Console Port Connection
Once you have connected a terminal to the local console port as described in Chapter 2, the initial
startup screen, Figure 3-2, will display. You can now start the Command Line Interface (CLI) by
• Using a default user account, as described in Section 3.1.6.2, or
• Using an administratively-assigned user account as described in Section 3.1.6.3.
NOTE: By default, the Matrix E1 Series device is configured with three user login
accounts: ro for Read-Only access; rw for Read-Write access; and admin for
super-user access to all modifiable parameters. The default password is set to a blank
string (carriage return). For information on changing these default settings, refer to
Section 3.2.1.