System information

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using the CLI
Using the CLI
The CLI commands are organized into the following levels:
1. Exec
2. Global Configuration
3. Context Configuration
No t e CLI commands are not case-sensitive.
The access point supports two user account types, Manager and Operator.
When a CLI session is opened with an Operator user account, only a limited
number of commands are available. An Operator account can only view
system information from the Exec level, it cannot access CLI configuration
levels or make any changes to the access point configuration. Only a Manager
user account has access to all CLI commands at all levels and can make
changes to the system configuration.
When you use the CLI to make a configuration change, the access point
immediately saves the change to non-volatile memory. Whenever you reboot
the access point, all changes made since the last reboot are retained.
Command Level at Logon
By default, the access point provides a Manager user name for CLI access with
no password. There is no Operator account configured. To secure manage-
ment access to the access point, you must set the Manager password. Without
a Manager password configured, anyone having serial port or Telnet access
to the access point can reach all CLI command modes.
Ca ut ion HP strongly recommends that you configure a Manager password. If a Man-
ager password is not configured, the access point is not password-protected,
and anyone having in-band or out-of-band access to the access point may be
able to compromise access point and network security.
For additional security, it is also possible to disable CLI management access
through the serial port or Telnet. For more information, see “Setting Manage-
ment Access Controls” on page 5-7.
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