Accessing the Command Line Interface

The command line interface, or CLI, is accessed on the Email and Web Manager appliance in the same way that the CLI is accessed on all Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager appliances. There are, however, some differences:

• System setup must be performed through the GUI.
• Some CLI commands are not available on the appliance. For a list of which commands are not supported, see the IronPort AsyncOS CLI Reference Guide for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Appliances.

For production deployments, you should use SSH to access the CLI. Use a standard SSH client to access the appliance on port 22. For lab deployments, you can also use telnet; however, this protocol is not encrypted.