Command Line Interface
4-8
Command Groups
The system commands can be broken down into the functional groups shown below.
The access mode shown in the following tables is indicated by these abbreviations:
NE (Normal Exec) LC (Line Configuration)
PE (Privileged Exec) VC (VLAN Database Configuration)
GC (Global Configuration) IC (Interface Configuration)
Command Group Description Page
Line Sets communication parameters for the serial port and Telnet,
including baud rate and console time-out
4-9
General Basic commands for entering privileged access mode, restarting the
system, or quitting the CLI
4-17
System Management Controls system logs, system passwords, user name, browser
management options, and a variety of other system information
4-22
Flash/File Manages code image or switch configuration files 4-55
Authentication Configures logon access using local or remote authentication;
also configures port security and IEEE 802.1x port access control
4-60
SNMP Activates authentication failure traps; configures community access
strings, and trap managers; also configures IP address filtering
4-76
DHCP Configures DHCP client 4-82
Interface Configures the connection parameters for all Ethernet ports,
aggregated links, and VLANs
4-91
Mirror Port Mirrors data to another port for analysis without affecting the data
passing through or the performance of the monitored port
4-95
Rate Limiting Controls the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or received on a port 4-97
Link Aggregation Statically groups multiple ports into a single logical trunk; configures
Link Aggregation Control Protocol for port trunks
4-98
VDSL Used to to configure and display communication parameters for VDSL
and ethernet ports on the switch and connected CPEs
4-101
Address Table Configures the address table for filtering specified addresses, displays
current entries, clears the table, or sets the aging time
4-122
Spanning Tree Configures Spanning Tree settings for the switch 4-125
VLANs Configures VLAN settings, and defines port membership for VLAN
groups; also enables or configures private VLANs
4-137
Bridge Extension Display default configuration settings for the Bridge Extension MIB and
configure forbidden VLANs
4-146
Priority Sets port priority for untagged frames, selects strict priority or weighted
round robin, relative weight for each priority queue, also sets priority
for TCP traffic types, IP precedence, and DSCP
4-147
Multicast Filtering Configures IGMP multicast filtering, query parameters, and specifies
ports attached to a multicast router
4-158
IP Interface Configures IP address for the switch 4-166
