Line Commands
4-11
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The access mode shown in the following tables is indicated by these abbreviations: 
NE (Normal Exec)  IC (Interface Configuration)   
PE (Privileged Exec)  LC (Line Configuration)  
GC (Global Configuration) VC (VLAN Database Configuration) 
ACL (Access Control List Configuration) MST (Multiple Spanning Tree)
Line Commands
You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a VT100 
compatible device to the server’s serial port. These commands are used to set 
communication parameters for the serial port or Telnet (i.e., a virtual terminal).
Table 4-5.  Line Commands
Command Function Mode Page
line  Identifies a specific line for configuration and starts the line 
configuration mode
GC 4-12
login  Enables password checking at login  LC 4-12
password  Specifies a password on a line LC 4-13
exec-timeout  Sets the interval that the command interpreter waits until user 
input is detected
LC 4-14
password-thresh Sets the password intrusion threshold, which limits the number of 
failed logon attempts 
LC 4-15
silent-time* Sets the amount of time the management console is inaccessible 
after the number of unsuccessful logon attempts exceeds the 
threshold set by the password-thresh command
LC 4-15
databits* Sets the number of data bits per character that are interpreted and 
generated by hardware
LC 4-16
parity* Defines the generation of a parity bit LC 4-17
speed* Sets the terminal baud rate LC 4-17
stopbits* Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted per byte  LC 4-18
disconnect  Terminates a line connection  PE 4-18
show line  Displays a terminal line's parameters NE, PE  4-19
* These commands only apply to the serial port.