Specifications

Command Prompts
1-2 Using the Command-Line Interface
Command Prompts
Bydefault,theMSSCLIprovidesthefollowingpromptforrestrictedusers.Themmportion
showstheRoa m AboutSwitchmodelnumber(forexample,20)andthennnnnnportionshows the
last6 digitsoftheswitch’smediaaccesscontrol(MAC)address.
RBT-mm-nnnnnn>
Afteryoubecomeenabledasanadministrativeuserbytypingenableandsupplyingasuitable
password,MSSdisplaysthefollowingprompt:
RBT-mm-nnnnnn#
Foreaseofpresentation,thismanualshowstherestrictedandenabledpromptsasfollows:
RBT-8100>
RBT-8100#
ForinformationaboutchangingtheCLIpromptonaRoamAboutSwitch,seethesetprompt
commanddescriptionintheRoamAboutMobilitySystemSoftwareCommandLineInterfaceReference.
Syntax Notation
TheMSSCLIusesstandardsyntaxnotation:
•Boldmonospacefontidentifiesthecommandandkeywordsyoumusttype.Forexample:
set enablepass
•Italicmonospacefontindicatesaplaceholderforavalue.Forexample,youreplacevlan‐idin
thefollowingcommandwithavirtualLAN(VLAN)ID:
clear interface vlan-id ip
•Curlybrackets({})indicateamandatoryparameter,andsquarebrackets([ ])indicatean
optionalparameter.Forexample,youmustenterdynamicorportandaportlistinthe
followingcommand,butaVLANIDisoptional:
clear fdb {dynamic | port port-list} [vlan vlan-id]
•Averticalbar(|)separatesmutuallyexclusiveoptionswithinalistofpossibilities.For
example,youentereitherenableordisable,notboth,inthefollowingcommand:
set port {enable | disable} port-list
Text Entry Conventions and Allowed Characters
Unlessotherwiseindicated,theMSSCLIacceptsstandardASCIIalphanumericcharacters,except
fortabsandspaces,andiscase‐insensitive.
TheCLIhasspecificnotationrequirementsforMACaddresses,IPaddresses,andmasks,and
allowsyoutogroupusernames,MACaddresses,virtualLAN(VLAN)names,andportsina
singlecommand.
Enterasys Networks
recommendsthatyoudonotusethesamenamewithdifferent
capitalizationsfor VLANsoraccesscontrollists(ACLs).Forexample,donotconfiguretwo
separateVLANswiththenamesredandRED.