Command Manual – Getting Started 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 1  
Commands Used to Log in to Switch
 
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Description 
Use the service-type telnet command to configure which level of command a user can 
use after login. 
Use the undo service-type telnet command to restore the default level of command a 
user can use after login. 
Commands are classified into four levels, namely visit level, monitoring level, 
configuration level and management level. They are introduced as follows: 
z  Visit level: Commands of this level involve command of network diagnosis tool 
(such as ping and tracert), command of switch between different language 
environments of user interface ( language-mode), and telnet command etc. The 
operation of saving configuration file is not allowed on this level of commands. 
z  Monitoring level: Commands of this level, including the display command and the 
debugging command, are used for system maintenance, service fault diagnosis, 
etc. The operation of saving the configuration file is not allowed on this level of 
commands. 
z  Configuration level: Service configuration commands, including routing command 
and commands on each network layer, are used to provide direct network service 
to the user. 
z  Management level: These are commands that influence the basic operation of the 
system and system support module, which plays a supporting role on service. 
Commands of this level involve file system commands, FTP commands, TFTP 
commands, XModem downloading commands, user management commands, 
and level setting commands. 
Example 
# Configure the user zbr to use commands at level 0 after login. 
<Quidway>system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.  
[Quidway] local-user zbr 
[Quidway-luser-zbr] service-type telnet level 0 
1.1.25  set authentication password 
Syntax 
set authentication password { cipher | simple } password 
undo set authentication password 
View 
User interface view