User`s guide

DGS-3100 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Manual

USING THE CONSOLE CLI

The Switch supports a console management interface that allows the user to connect to the Switch’s

management agent via a serial port and a terminal or a computer running a terminal emulation program. The

console can also be used over the network using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol. The console program can be used

to configure the Switch to use an SNMP-based network management software over the network.

This chapter describes how to use the console interface to access the Switch, change its settings, and monitor

its operation.

NOTE: Switch configuration settings are saved to non-volatile RAM using the save command.

The current configuration will then be retained in the Switch’s NV-RAM, and reloaded when the

Switch is rebooted. If the Switch is rebooted without using the save command, the last

configuration saved to NV-RAM will be loaded.

Connecting to the Switch

Your terminal parameters will need to be set to:

• VT-100 compatible

• 9600 bps

0 compatible terminal mode) to access and control the Switch.

All of the screens are identical, whether accessed from the console port or from a Telnet interface.

After the Switch reboots and you have logged in, the console looks like this:

The console interface is used by connecting the Switch to a VT100-compatible terminal or a computer running

an ordinary terminal emulator program (for example, the HyperTerminal program included with the Windows

operating system) using an RS-232C serial cable.

• 8 data bits

• No parity

• One stop bit

• No flow control

Users may also access the same functions over a Telnet interface. Once you have set an IP address for your

Switch, you can use a Telnet program (in VT-10

Figure 2–1. Initial Console Screen after Logging In