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Enterasys B5 CLI Reference 1-1

Introduction

ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheEnterasysB5’suniquefeaturesandfunctionality,an

overviewofthetasksthatmaybeaccomplishedusingtheCLIinterface,anoverviewofwaysto

managetheswitch,factorydefaultsettings,andinformationabouthowtousetheCommandLine

Interfacetoconfiguretheswitch.

Enterasys B5 CLI Overview

TheEnterasysNetworksEnterasysB5CLIinterfaceallowsyoutoperformavarietyofnetwork

managementtasks,includingthefollowing:

•UseCLIcommandstoperformnetworkmanagementandswitchconfigurationoperations.

• Downloadanewfirmwareimage.

• AssignIPaddressandsubnetmask.

•Selectadefaultgateway.

•EstablishandmanageVirtualLocalAreaNetworks

(VLANs).

•Establishandmanagepolicyprofilesandclassifications.

•Establishandmanagepriorityclassification.

• Configuresecurityprotocols,including802.1XandRADIUS,SSHv2,PWA,MAClocking,and

MACauthentication.

Switch Management Methods

TheEnterasysB5switchcanbemanagedusingthefollowingmethods:

•LocallyusingaVTtypeterminalconnectedtotheconsoleport.

• RemotelyusingaVTtypetermina lconnectedthroughamodem.

• RemotelyusinganSNMPmanagementstation.

•In‐bandthroughaTelnetconnection.

•In‐bandusingtheEnterasysNetSight

managementapplication.

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Enterasys B5 CLI Overview 1-1

Switch Management Methods 1-1

Factory Default Settings 1-2

Using the Command Line Interface 1-6