User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- The Command Line Interface
- First-Time Configuration
- Using the Setup Utility
- Setting Passwords
- Menu Basics
- The Information Menu
- Information Menu
- System Information
- Layer 2 Information
- Layer 3 Information
- IP Routing Information
- ARP Information
- BGP Information
- BGP Peer information
- BGP Summary information
- OSPF Information
- Routing Information Protocol Information
- IP Information
- IGMP Multicast Group Information
- IGMP Group Information
- IGMP Multicast Router Port Information
- IGMP Mrouter Information
- VRRP Information
- Quality of Service Information
- 802.1p Information
- Access Control List Information
- Link Status Information
- Port Information
- Logical Port to GEA Port Mapping
- Fiber Port SFP Status
- Information Dump
- The Statistics Menu
- The Configuration Menu
- Configuration Menu
- Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes
- System Configuration
- Port Configuration
- Layer 2 Configuration
- 802.1x Configuration
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol/ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration
- Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration
- Spanning Tree Configuration
- GVRP Configuration
- GVRP Port Configuration
- Trunk Configuration
- IP Trunk Hash Configuration
- LACP Configuration
- Layer 2 Failover Configuration
- VLAN Configuration
- Protocol-based VLAN Configuration
- Private VLAN Configuration
- Layer 3 Configuration
- IP Interface Configuration
- Default Gateway Configuration
- IP Static Route Configuration
- IP Multicast Route Configuration
- ARP Configuration
- IP Forwarding Configuration
- Network Filter Configuration
- Routing Map Configuration
- Routing Information Protocol Configuration
- Open Shortest Path First Configuration
- Border Gateway Protocol Configuration
- IGMP Configuration
- Domain Name System Configuration
- Bootstrap Protocol Relay Configuration
- VRRP Configuration
- Quality of Service Configuration
- Access Control List Configuration
- Port Mirroring Configuration
- Setup
- Dump
- Saving the Active Switch Configuration
- Restoring the Active Switch Configuration
- The Operations Menu
- The Boot Options Menu
- The Maintenance Menu
- Alteon OS Syslog Messages
- Alteon OS SNMP Agent
- Glossary
- Index
Alteon OS Command Reference
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The Command Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007
Accessing the Switch
To enable better switch management and user accountability, three levels or classes of user
access have been implemented on the
GbE Switch Module. Levels of access to CLI, Web man-
agement functions, and screens increase as needed to perform various switch management
tasks. Conceptually, access classes are defined as follows:
User interaction with the switch is completely passive—nothing can be changed on the
GbE Switch Module. Users may display information that has no security or privacy implica-
tions, such as switch statistics and current operational state information.
Operators can make temporary changes on the
GbE Switch Module. These changes are lost
when the switch is rebooted/reset. Operators have access to the switch management fea-
tures used for daily switch operations. Because any changes an operator makes are undone
by a reset of the switch, operators cannot severely impact switch operation.
Administrators are the only ones that may make permanent changes to the switch configu-
ration—changes that are persistent across a reboot/reset of the switch. Administrators can
access switch functions to configure and troubleshoot problems on the
GbE Switch Module.
Because administrators can also make temporary (operator-level) changes as well, they
must be aware of the interactions between temporary and permanent changes.
Access to switch functions is controlled through the use of unique surnames and passwords.
Once you are connected to the switch via local Telnet, remote Telnet, or SSH, you are
prompted to enter a password. The default user names/password for each access level are listed
in the following table.
NOTE – It is recommended that you change default switch passwords after initial configuration
and as regularly as required under your network security policies. For more information, see
“Setting Passwords” on page 43.
Table 1-2 User Access Levels
User Account Description and Tasks Performed Password
User The User has no direct responsibility for switch management.
He or she can view all switch status information and statistics,
but cannot make any configuration changes to the switch.
user
Operator The Operator manages all functions of the switch. The
Operator can reset ports, except the management port.
oper