User’s Guide

Figure 6-10. TCP/IP Parameters Configuration Menu

Out-of-band management and console settings

You can use the Out-of-Band/Console Setting menu to choose whether to use the switch’s RS-232C serial port for console management or for out-of-band TCP/IP communication using SLIP, and to set the bit rate used for SLIP communications.

The following fields can be set:

System Restart Out-of-Band Baud Rate: determines the serial port bit rate that will be used the next time the switch is restarted. Applies only when the serial port is being used for out-of-band (SLIP) management; it does not apply when the port is used for the console port. Available speeds are 2400, 9600, 19200, and 38400 bits per second.

Out-of-Band benefit of the dial out.

Dial Up Phone Number: stored as a reference for the system manager; does not actually cause the switch to

Using the Console Interface

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