ZyXEL Communications Prestige 642 User Manual

Prestige 642 PPPoE Modem

4-2

Command Line Interface

Please note that if there is no activity for longer than five minutes after you log in, your Prestige will
automatically log you out and will display a blank screen. If you see a blank screen, press [ENTER] to bring
up the login screen again.

Press [ENTER], after you enter your password, to display the screen shown next.

Figure 4-3 Configuration and Management Prompt

You are now ready to type in CI commands.

4.2 Command

Structure

4.2.1 Conventions for Using CI Commands

General Conventions

• CI commands may be typed in a variety of ways depending on what you want to configure, display, etc.

The conventions for typing in most CI commands are shown next.

command <interface|device> subcommand [parameter]
command subcommand [parameter]
?|help
command ?|help
commmand subcommand ?|help

Syntax Conventions

• CI command keywords are in regular courier font and should be typed in as they appear or in

abbreviated form (see the next section).

• Required fields (parameters) in a CI command are enclosed in “<>” brackets. For example,

P642ME-13> set ppp password <xxxxxxxx> <VC#>

• Optional fields (parameters) in a CI command are enclosed in “[]” brackets. For example,

P642ME-13>device dial [node#]

• The “|” symbol is shorthand for the word “or”. For example, sys log online [on|off]