Cisco Contents Service Switches

 

Using SSH, Telnet Or The Console

For this procedure you will be using the Command Line Interface (CLI) of your Cisco Contents Service Switch device using an SSH client (such as OpenSSH or Putty), Telnet or through the console port. We would recommend using either SSH (for remote connections) or using a direct connection to the console port. Telnet provides no encryption of the communications and therefore your authentication credentials and configuration would be vulnerable if a malicious user were to monitor your connection.

  1. Connect to the Cisco CSS using your favorite SSH client, Telnet or a direct console connection. (NB: You may need to set the baud rate to the appropriate speed for your device. On our Cisco CSS test device, the baud rate was 9600)

    command screen

  2. Logon using your administration authentication credentials.

  1. Execute the following CLI command and capture the output (possibly using the cut and paste facility):

    Copy 
    show startup-config    

    command screen

 

  1. Save the captured output to a file and remove any visible page lines (i.e. --More--).