Access the CLI

Launch the terminal emulation software and select the type of connection (Serial or SSH).
To establish an SSH connection, enter the hostname or IP address of the device you want to connect to and set the port to
22
.
To establish a Serial connection, connect a serial interface on management computer to the Console port on the device. Configure the Serial connection settings in the terminal emulation software as follows:
Data rate:
9600
Data bits:
8
Parity:
none
Stop bits:
1
Flow control:
none
When prompted to log in, enter your administrative username.
The default superuser username is
admin
. To set up CLI access for other administrative users, see Give Administrators Access to the CLI.
If prompted to acknowledge the login banner, enter
Yes
.
Enter the administrative password.
The default superuser password is
admin
. However, for security reasons you should immediately change the admin password.
After you log in, the message of the day displays, followed by the CLI prompt in Operational mode:
username@hostname>
You can tell you are in operational mode because the command prompt ends with a
>
.