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DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Managed Switch CLI Manual
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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
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
• 115200 baud
• 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–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:
DGS–3426 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Command Line Interface
Firmware: Build 2.60.B26
Copyright(C) 2009 D–Link Corporation. All rights reserved.
UserName:
Password:
DGS–3426:5#_
Figure 2– 1. Initial Console Screen after logging in
Commands are entered at the command prompt, DGS–3426:5#.
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.
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