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Configuring the CLI ······················································································································································ 1
Entering the CLI ································································································································································· 1
Command conventions ····················································································································································· 2
Undo form of a command ················································································································································ 3
CLI view description ·························································································································································· 3
Entering system view ················································································································································ 4
Exiting the current view ··········································································································································· 4
Returning to user view ·············································································································································· 4
Using online help ······························································································································································ 5
Entering commands ·························································································································································· 6
Editing command lines ············································································································································· 6
Entering incomplete keywords ································································································································ 6
Configuring command aliases ································································································································ 6
Configuring CLI hotkeys ··········································································································································· 7
Redisplaying entered but not submitted commands ····························································································· 8
Checking command line errors ······································································································································· 9
Using command history ···················································································································································· 9
Accessing history commands ·································································································································· 9
Configuring the history buffer size ······················································································································ 10
Controlling the CLI display ············································································································································ 10
Multi-screen display ·············································································································································· 10
Filtering output information ·································································································································· 11
Configuring user privilege and command levels ········································································································ 14
Configuring a user privilege level ······················································································································· 15
Switching user privilege level ······························································································································· 18
Modifying the level of a command ····················································································································· 20
Saving the current configuration ·································································································································· 21
Displaying and maintaining CLI ··································································································································· 21
Login methods ···························································································································································· 22
Users and user interfaces ·············································································································································· 23
Numbering user interfaces ··································································································································· 24
CLI login ······································································································································································ 25
Logging in through the console port ···························································································································· 25
Configuration requirements ·································································································································· 25
Login procedure ····················································································································································· 26
Console login authentication modes ··················································································································· 28
Configuring none authentication for console login ··························································································· 29
Configuring password authentication for console login ··················································································· 30
Configuring scheme authentication for console login ······················································································· 32
Configuring common settings for console login (optional) ··············································································· 35
Logging in through Telnet ·············································································································································· 36
Telnet login authentication modes ······················································································································· 37
Configuring none authentication for Telnet login ······························································································ 38
Configuring password authentication for Telnet login ······················································································ 40
Configuring scheme authentication for Telnet login ·························································································· 41
Configuring common settings for VTY user interfaces (optional)······································································ 44
Configuring the device to log in to a Telnet server as a Telnet client ······························································ 46
Logging in through SSH ················································································································································ 47