User's Manual

Chapter 1 CLI Basics 35
Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface
Or, when you are specifying both an IP address and a netmask, you may
alternatively enter XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/0-32, where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is
the IP address in dotted-decimal notation and the value 0-32 specifies the number
of bits starting from the left in the mask (for example, a value of 8 is 255.0.0.0).
Accessing the CLI
You access the CI menus using Telnet or a a direct connection to the switch from a
terminal or personal computer (PC). You can use any terminal or PC with a
terminal emulator as the CLI command station. Be sure the terminal has the
following features:
• 9600 bits per second (b/s), 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control
• Serial terminal-emulation program such as Terminal or Hyperterm for
Windows NT
*
or Hyperterm for Windows
*
95 or Windows 98
• Cable and connector to match the male DTE connector (DB-9) on the BPS
2000 console port, with the DCE/DTE switch on the switch management
module set to DTE
• VT100 Arrows checked in the Terminal Preferences window under Terminal
Options, and Block Cursor unchecked; VT-100/ANSI checked under
Emulation
To access the CLI:
1 When you access the BPS 2000, the banner appears (Figure 2).