VIP User’s Manual
Command Line Interface
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Chapter 7 Command Line Interface
VIP has a built-in command line interpreter and provide users a Command Line Interface (CLI).
You can configure VIP by entering commands from the CLI.
You can access the CLI from a VT-100 terminal or terminal emulator connected to the RS-232 port
on the front panel or through a Telnet session.
7.1 Connection through Serial Port
The serial port of VIP is fixed at the following settings:
Baud rate
19,200
Number of data bit
8
Parity check
None
Number of stop bit
1
Flow control
None
To access VIP through the RS-232 serial port, follow the steps below:
1. Insert one end of the serial cable that came with VIP into the 9-pin RS-232 port (labeled User
Console) on the front panel.
2. Insert the other end of the cable into your terminal’s serial port.
3. Configure the terminal so that settings for baud rate, number of data bit, parity check, number
of stop bit and flow control capability exactly match VIP’s serial interface. (Refer to you terminal
documentation for more information about setting up these features).
4. Press <Return> from the terminal.
5. VIP displays the following prompts on the terminal and you are ready to access the CLI then.
EVIP>
7.2 Connection through Telnet
To use Telnet, you must have previously set the IP address using the net set ip command for VIP.
Refer to the section describing the net set command later in this chapter for information about set-
ting the IP address. Up to two sessions through Telnet are possible. To access VIP from a remote
host with Telnet, perform the following tasks:
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