User's Manual

C OMMAND L INE I NTERFACE
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Line Commands
You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a VT100
compatible device to the switch’s serial port. These commands are used to set
communication parameters for the serial port or Telnet (i.e., a virtual
terminal).
Table 4-5 Line Commands
Command Function Mode Page
line Identifies a specific line for configuration and
starts the line configuration mode
GC 4-14
login Enables password checking at login LC 4-15
password Specifies a password on a line LC 4-16
timeout login
response
Sets the interval that the system waits for a login
attempt
LC 4-17
exec-timeout Sets the interval that the command interpreter
waits until user input is detected
LC 4-18
password-thresh Sets the password intrusion threshold, which
limits the number of failed logon attempts
LC 4-19
silent-time
*
* These commands only apply to the serial port.
Sets the amount of time the management console
is inaccessible after the number of unsuccessful
logon attempts exceeds the threshold set by the
password-thresh command
LC 4-20
databits
*
Sets the number of data bits per character that are
interpreted and generated by hardware
LC 4-20
parity
*
Defines the generation of a parity bit LC 4-21
speed
*
Sets the terminal baud rate LC 4-22
stopbits
*
Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted per
byte
LC 4-23
disconnect Terminates a line connection PE 4-23
show line Displays a terminal line's parameters NE,
PE
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