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title: "connect command"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRI753/42010588/connect%20command"
format: markdown
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Use the `connect` command to connect to the command-line interface of a discovered device using the internal functionality of NetMRI. For more information, see [Using the Connect Command](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI753/pages/42108650).

# Syntax

The following is the command syntax:

`connect <host> [network view]`

# Example

`rgrace64-212.inca.infoblox.com> connect device1-name "Network 1"`  
`Connecting to device1-name on Network 1 network ...`  
`+++ Determining source address ......................................... OK`  
`+++ Determining device credentials ..................................... FAILED`

`Username: username`

`username@10.10.10.10's password:`


`device1-name# `  
`device1-name# exit `  
`rgrace64-212.inca.infoblox.com>`