/mcpYou can access the Cisco Unified Operating System (or, for the IM and Presence Service, the Unified IM and Presence Operating System) remotely or locally: • From a web client workstation, such as the workstation that you use for Cisco Unified Operating System Administration, you can use SSH to connect securely to the Cisco Unified Operating System. • You can access the Cisco Unified Operating System CLI directly by using the monitor and keyboard that you used during installation or by using a terminal server that is connected to the serial port. Use this method if a problem exists with the IP address. Before you begin Ensure you have the following information that is defined during installation: • A primary IP address and hostname • An administrator ID • A password You will need this information to log in to the Cisco Unified Operating System. Procedure Step 1 Perform one of the following actions depending on your method of access: a) From a remote system, use SSH to connect securely to the Cisco Unified Operating System. In your SSH client, enter ssh adminname@hostname where adminname specifies the Administrator ID and hostname specifies the hostname that was defined during installation. For example, ssh admin@ipt-1. b) From a direct connection, you receive this prompt automatically: ipt-1 login: where ipt-1 represents the host name of the system. Enter the administrator ID that was defined during installation. Step 2 Enter the password that was defined at installation. The CLI prompt displays. The prompt represents the Administrator ID; for example: admin: You can now use any CLI command. Command Line Interface Reference Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Solutions, Release 15 and SUs 6 About CLI Start CLI session