User`s manual

Using the Command Line Interface

Command Line version

You can control all Switch functions using the Command Line interface.

You login to the Command Line version of the BitStorm L3S Series Device Manager from a management

console connected to the Switch's console port. For details, see Setting Up a Management Console.

Accessing the Command Line

From the keyboard on your management console, press Enter. The BitStorm L3S Series Device Manager

Console Login Password menu appears.

Enter your password. A system password was created during installation. If you did not install the Switch,

ask the installer for the password.

From the Console program Main Menu, select Command Line Interface.3.

Now enter any command you wish at the prompt. For a complete list of commands, see Command List.4.

Entering commands

Commands are case-sensitive. They must be entered in lower case.

IP addresses and host names

IP addresses are entered in 32-bit dotted decimal format as shown here:

192.168.23.3

MAC addresses

Media Access Control (MAC) or physical addresses must be entered in the valid MAC format, which is six

hexadecimal bytes separated by dashes (aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff) as shown here:

00-3c-24-81-99-01

Online help

For complete online help for any command, type help at the prompt.

Command list

For a complete list of all commands, see:

Command List●