Enterasys Networks 2000 User Manual

2.

Plug the XP-2000’s power supplies into a power source. If the power source is active, the 
router will automatically power on and attempt to boot using the Boot Firmware image in the 
motherboard’s boot flash. As it boots, the router performs a minimal hardware check and 
searches for a valid System Firmware image. If a valid image is available, it is loaded onto the 
router and booted up. As the firmware boots, the management console attached to the 
XP-2000’s DB-9 DCE port displays messages related to the phases of the boot sequence The 
Boot Firmware then transfers control of the router to the System Firmware and the CLI is 
activated. When the firmware is fully booted, the following message appears on the 
management console: 

3.

Press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI on the console. 

To start the Command Line Interface (CLI), power on the system. Startup messages appear on the 
console (the terminal attached to one of the XP-2000’s ports).

After the firmware is fully booted and you press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI, the CLI 
prompts you for a password. You can define separate passwords for Login access, Enable mode, 
and Configure mode. The factory default password for these is set to blank. (Simply press Return.)

The CLI has the following access modes:

•

User – Allows you to display basic information and use basic utilities such as ping but does not 
allow you to display SNMP, filter and access control list information, or make other 
configuration changes. You can tell you are in User mode when the command prompt ends with 
a “

>

” character.

•

Enable – Allows you to display SNMP, filter, and access control information as well as all the 
information you can display in User mode. To enter Enable mode, enter the enable command, 
then supply the password when prompted. When you are in Enable mode, the command prompt 
ends with a “

#

“ character.

•

Configure – Allows you to make configuration changes. To enter Configure mode, first enter 
Enable mode (enable command), then enter the configure command from the Enable command 
prompt. When you are in Configure mode, the command prompt ends with “

(config)#

.”

•

Boot – This mode appears when the XP-2000 or the system image is not found during bootup. 
You should enter the reboot command to reset the router. If the XP-2000 still fails to bootup, 
please call Enterasys Technical Support.

The command prompt will show the name of the XP-2000 in front of the mode 
character(s). The default name is “xp.” The procedure in Setting Basic System 
Information

 describes how to change the system name.

Press RETURN to activate console...