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Chapter 7: Console Commands
SET WEBTIMEOUT seconds
GET WEBTIMEOUT
Set or display the current Web timeout in seconds. After a period of inactivity of this many seconds, the Ethernet network
management interface will request a login. Note that the Web timeout cannot be disabled for security reasons, it can however, be
set arbitrarily large.
SET WEBPORT N
GET WEBPORT
Set or display the current Web port number. Changing the Web port number from the default can be used to provide an
additional level of security. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESE T operation sequence is performed.
SET TELNETENABLE ON [OFF]
GET TELNETENABLE
Set or display the current state of telnet based access. The Ethernet net work management interface will not accept any telnet
requests when telnet enable is off. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is
performed.
SET TELNETPASSWORD string
GET TELNETPASSWORD
Set or display the current telnet password. Any mix of upper/lower case letters, numerals, and/or printable symbols can be used.
The password must be at least 1 char and no more than 8 chars in length. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE
and RESET operation sequence is performed.
SET TELNETT IMEOUT seconds
GET TELNETT IMEOUT
Set or display the current telnet timeout in seconds. After a period of inactivity of this many seconds, the Ethernet network
management interface will disconnect any current telnet session. Note that the telnet timeout cannot be disabled, it can however,
be set arbitrarily large.
SET TELNETPORT N
GET TELNETPORT
Set or display the current telnet port number. Changing the telnet port number from the default can be used to provide an
additional level of security. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESE T operation sequence is performed.
SET MONITORIP [X.X.X.X]
GET MONI TORIP
Set or display the IP address of the device that the switch is to PING when using the auto switching feature. Setting this to 0.0.0.0
disables the auto switch/recovery function. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed. If
enabled, the auto switch/recovery functions will PING the monitor IP address. When the PING is not successful, the switch will
auto-failover to the alternate path (A), connecting all COMMON ports to their respective A ports. When the PING is successful,
the switch will auto-recover to the normal path (B), connecting all COMMON ports to their respective B ports.