Specifications

DGS-3048 Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference Manual

USING THE CONSOLE CLI

The DGS-3048 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

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

ordinary terminal emulator program (e.g., the HyperTerminal program included with the Windows operating

system) using an RS-232C serial cable. Your terminal parameters will need to be set to:

• VT-100 compatible

• 9,600 baud

• 8 data bits

• No parity

• One stop bit

• No flow control

You can 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-100 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:

User Name: XXXXX

DGS3048#

Figure 2-1. Console Screen after login

Commands are entered at the command prompt, DGS3048#.

There are a number of helpful features included in the CLI. Entering the ? command will display a list of all of

the top-level commands.