Common commands, Common commands -7 – Allied Telesis AT-8550 User Manual
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AT-9108, AT-8518, AT-8525, and AT-8550 User’s Guide
2-7
Common Commands
describes common commands used to manage the switch.
Commands specific to a particular feature are described in the other
chapters of this guide.
Table 2-3 Common Commands
Command
Description
create account [admin | user]
Creates a user account. The
encrypted
option
should only be used by the switch to generate an
ASCII configuration (using the
upload
configuration
command), and parsing a
switch-generated configuration (using the
download configuration
command).
create vlan
Creates a VLAN with the given name.
config account
{
Configures a user account password. Passwords
must have a minimum of 4 characters and can have
a maximum of 12 characters. User names and
passwords are case-sensitive.
config banner
Configures the banner string. You can enter up to
24 rows of 80-column text that is displayed before
the login prompt of each session. Press [Return] at
the beginning of a line to terminate the command
and apply the banner. To clear the banner, press
[Return] at the beginning of the first line.
config ports
[10 | 100]} duplex [half | full]
Manually configures the port speed and duplex
setting of one or more ports on a switch.
config time
Configures the system date and time. The format is
as follows:
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss
The time uses a 24-hour clock format. You cannot
set the year past 2023.