Instruction manual

Appendix B – Telnet (Terminal) Commands
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Instruction Manual – DXLink™ Twisted Pair Transmitters/Receiver
Telnet Commands (continued)
SET IP Sets the IP configuration of a specified device.
Enter a Host Name, Type (DHCP or Fixed), IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway
IP Address.
Important: Host Names may only contain ASCII letters “a” through “z” (not case-sensitive),
digits “0” through “9”, and the hyphen (“-”).
Note: DHCP implies “DHCP with link-local fallback”.
Note: For NetLinx Masters, the Host Name can only consist of alphanumeric characters.
• Enter Y (yes) to approve/store the information on the Master.
• Enter N (no) to cancel the operation.
Note: This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
Example:
>SET IP
--- Enter New Values or just hit Enter
to keep current settings ---
Enter Host Name: DXL-RX-36d0110
Enter IP type. Type D for DHCP or S for Static IP and
then Enter: DHCP
You have entered: Host Name DXL-RX-36d0110
Type DHCP
Is this correct? Type Y or N and Enter -> y
Settings written. Device must be rebooted to enable
new settings.
Note: DXLink Modules can also be set to Static IP or DHCP Mode via the front panel
ID Pushbutton.
SET LOCATION Sets the location parameter for NDP.
Syntax:
SET LOCATION <location>
• Maximum length = 25 characters. If the name entered exceeds 25 characters, it will be
truncated.
Note: This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
SET TELNET PORT Sets the device’s IP port listened to for Telnet connections.
Example:
>SET TELNET PORT
Current telnet port number = 23
Enter new telnet port number (Usually 23)(0 = disable Telnet):
Once you enter a value and press the Enter key, you get the following message:
Setting telnet port number to 23
New telnet port number set, reboot the device for the change to take effect.
Note: This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
Important: If you set the Telnet port to “0” to disable it, you will need to reset it with a
SEND_COMMAND in NetLinx Studio (see page 97).
SET TELNET
USERNAME
Note: This command is supported but is not presently in the Help file list of commands.
Sets the Username for a secure Telnet session.
• Default = blank (no username required)
• For details, see page 108.
SET TELNET
PASSWORD
Note: This command is supported but is not presently in the Help file list of commands.
Sets the Password for a secure Telnet session.
• Default = blank (no password required)
• For details, see page 108.
SHOW CONNECTION
LOG
Shows the Master connection log for the device.