CLI Overview

Command Line Interface

The command line interface (CLI) is an interface through which you can interact with a router. The system provides a series of commands that allow you to configure and manage the router.

The CLI is a traditional configuration tool, which is available on most data communication products. However, with the wider application of data communication products worldwide, customers require a more available, flexible, and friendly CLI.

The CLI has the following characteristics:

• Supports local configurations through the console port.

• Supports local or remote configurations over Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH).

• Provides the user interface view and supports personal configuration and management for various terminal users.

• Supports the command-based hierarchical protection mode in which users of different levels can run only the commands of the corresponding levels.

• Allows users to type in a question mark (?) to obtain online help.

• Provides network testing commands, such as the tracert and ping commands, for quickly diagnosing network connectivity.

• Provides various detailed debugging information to help diagnose network faults.

• Allows users to log in to and manage other routers using the telnet command.

• Provides the FTP service to allow users to upload and download files.

• Provides the function to run a historical command.

• Provides multiple intelligent command resolution methods through the command line interpreter, such as partial match and context-sensitive, which facilitates users' command entry.