Command Manual – Getting Started 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 1  
Commands Used to Log in to Switch
 
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Parameter 
type: Specifies the user interface type. 
number: Specifies the absolute/relative number of the user interface. Configured 
together with the type, it will specify the user interface number of the corresponding 
type. If the type is not specified, number will specify an absolute user interface number. 
Description 
Use the free user-interface command to release a specified user interface. The user 
interface will be disconnected after the command is executed. 
Note that the current user interface cannot be release. 
Example 
# Release user interface 1 after logged in to the switch via user interface 0. 
<Quidway> free user-interface 1 
After the command is executed, user interface 1 will be disconnected. It will not be 
connected to the switch until you log in via the user interface 1 for the next time. 
1.1.10  header 
Syntax 
header [ shell | incoming | login ] text 
undo header [ shell | incoming | login ] 
View 
System view 
Parameter 
login: Login information in case of authentication. It is displayed before the user is 
prompted to enter user name and password. 
shell: User conversation established header, the information output after user 
conversation has been established. If authentication is required, it is prompted after the 
user passes authentication. 
incoming: Login header, the information output after a Modem user logs in. If 
authentication is required, it is prompted after the user passes authentication. In this 
case, no shell information is output. 
text: Specifies the title text. If you do not choose any keyword in the command, the 
system displays the login information by default. The system supports two types of 
input modes: one is to input all the text in one line, and altogether 256 characters, 
including command key word, can be input; the other is to input all the text in several 
lines using the <Enter> key, and altogether 1024 characters, excluding command key