Logging In To the Command Line Interface 111
Accessing the
Command Line
Interface Over the
Network
To manage the Webcache using the Command Line Interface over a
network using Telnet, open a Telnet session using a terminal emulator by
specifying the IP address of the Webcache. If you are unsure how to do
this, check the documentation supplied with the Telnet facility.
Logging In To the
Command Line
Interface
To log in to the Command Line Interface, take the following steps:
1 Set up your network for Command Line Interface management; for more
information, see “Accessing the Command Line Interface” on page 109.
The login sequence for the Command Line Interface begins as soon as
the Webcache detects a connection to its console port, or as soon as a
Telnet session is started.
If the login sequence does not begin immediately, press Return a few
times until it does begin. If the sequence still does not begin, see “Solving
Command Line Interface Problems” on page 133.
2 At the Login and Password prompts, enter your user name and password.
For further information, see “Logging in as a Default User” on page 58.
To prevent unauthorized configuration of the Webcache, 3Com
recommends that you change the default password as soon as possible.
To do this using the Command Line Interface, you need to log in as the
default user and then follow the steps described in “Changing the Admin
Password” on page 121.
If you have logged on correctly, the Top-level menu of the Command Line
Interface is displayed as described in “Understanding the Command Line
Interface” on page 112. If you have not logged on correctly, the message
Incorrect password. is displayed and the login sequence starts again.
Exiting the Interface You can exit the Command Line Interface at any time; to do this, enter
logout at the Top-level of the Command Line Interface. If there is a
period of inactivity lasting longer than 30 minutes, you are logged out of
the Command Line Interface automatically. After the exit, the first key
that you press returns you to the login sequence.
