C ONTENTSA BOUT THIS GUIDEConventions 17Related Documentation 171 CLI O VERVIEWIntroduction to the CLI 19Command Level/Command View 19CLI Features 292 LOGGING INTO AN E THERNET SWITCHLogging into an Ethernet Switch 33Introduction to the User Interface 333 LOGGING IN THROUGH THE C ONSOLE PORTIntroduction 35Logging in through the Console Port 35Console Port Login Configuration 37Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None 39Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password 42Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme 464 LOGGING IN THROUGH TELNETIntroduction 51Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None 52Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password 55Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme 58Telneting to a Switch 625 LOGGING IN U SING M ODEMIntroduction 65Configuration on the Administrator Side 65Configuration on the Switch Side 65Modem Connection Establishment 66Modem Attributes Configuration 68