Command Line Interfaces RutOS: Difference between revisions

A '''command line interface''' ('''CLI''') is a means of interacting with a computer program or system where the user (or client) issues commands to the program in the form of successive lines of text (command lines). A program that handles the interface is called a '''command language interpreter''' or '''shell'''.

Teltonika-Networks devices support a variety of different command line interfaces all of which will be described in this article. Only the methods of reaching and logging in via a specified CLI will be described here and not any specific command usage.

In all cases, CLI login information for Teltonika-Networks devices routers is:

RUTxxx routers have a command line interface built-in to their '''Web User Interfaces''' ('''WebUI'''). This is the most accessible method because all you need is a web browser.

* Simply '''''log in to the WebUI''''' by typing the '''''router's LAN IP address''''' into the '''''URL field of your web browser''''' and '''''press Enter on your keyboard''''';

* After this, you will be greeted with the login window. Type in the user name '''''admin''''' and the '''''router's admin password''''' and '''''click''''' '''''Login'''''.

* Then locate the '''''CLI''''' section under the System tab;

* Type in the login name '''''root''''', press '''''Enter''''', type in the '''''router's admin password''''' and press '''''Enter''''' again. You should be greeted with a message such as this:

Linux operating systems support many applications that can be used to log in to a RUTxxx router via SSH, but the most common is '''Terminal''', which we'll be using for this example.

* Open a new Terminal window, type '''ssh [email protected]''' and press "Enter". If this is your first time logging in, you might be asked to clarify whether you really want to log in. In that case, just type '''yes''' and press "Enter". Then type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" to finish the login process:

To login to a RUTxxx router via SSH using a Windows OS you will need an SSH client application. The most common is '''PuTTY''' - free, open source SSH and Telnet client, which we'll be using for this example. You can download PuTTY from '''[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html here]'''.

* Launch PuTTY and select the '''SSH''' option under the "Connection type" field. Type in the router's LAN IP address into the "Host Name (or IP address)" field, specify the SSH port into the "Port" field ('''22''' by default), and click "Open":

* In the next window type in the login name ''root'', press "Enter", type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" again. You should be greeted with a message such as this:

*Newer Windows 10 editions already have a built-in SSH client. see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/ssh

 

It is also possible to control a RUT955 router via RS232 or RS485 consoles. For this, however, you will need the adequate cables:

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You can log in to the RS485 console with a 2-wire cable. You can use the RS485 jack that comes with the router for one end; the other end of the cable basically depends on your end device's capabilities (it can be USB, RS232, etc.)

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*The configuration for the router's side is fairly simple. Just log in to the router's WebUI, go to '''Services → RS232/RS485''', place a checkmark next to the "Enable" field and select "Serial type: Console" (the same is true for both RS232 and RS485):

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* To login from a Linux PC, you'll need an application for serial communication like '''minicom''' or '''gtkterm'''. For this example, we'll be using minicom. You can download it by typing these lines into the Terminal: