User guide

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ExtremeWare “remembers” the last 49 commands you entered. You can display a list of

these commands by using the following command:

history

OMMON

OMMANDS

Tab le 2-3 describes common commands used to manage the switch. Commands specific

to a particular feature are described in the other chapters of this guide.

[Ctrl] + U Clears all characters typed from cursor to beginning of line.

[Ctrl] + W Deletes previous word.

Table 2- 3: Common Commands

Command Description

clear session <number> Terminates a Telnet session from the

switch.

config account <username> {<password>} Configures a user account password.

Passwords must have a minimum of 1

character and can have a maximum of 32

characters. User names and passwords

are case-sensitive.

config banner Configures the banner string. You can

enter up to 24 rows of 79-column text that

is displayed before the login prompt of

each session. Press [Return] at the

beginning of a line to terminate the

command and apply the banner. To clear

the banner, press [Return] at the beginning

of the first line.

config ports <portlist> auto off {speed [10 | 100 |

1000]} duplex [half | full]

Manually configures the port speed and

duplex setting of one or more ports on a

switch.

Table 2- 2: Line-Editing Keys (continued)

Key(s) Description