D-Link DES-3226 manual Configuring the Switch Using the Console Interface, Before You Start

DES-3226 NWay Standalone Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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CONFIGURING THE SWITCH USING THE CONSOLE INTERFACE

Your Standalone Fast Ethernet Switch with one optional slide-in module supports a console management interface that allows you to set up and control your Switch, either with an ordinary terminal (or terminal emulator), or over the network using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol. You can use this facility to perform many basic network management functions. In addition, the console program will allow you to configure the Switch for management using an SNMP-based network management system. This chapter describes how to use the console interface to access the Switch, change its settings, and monitor its operation.

Notes are added where clarification is necessary.

Before You Start

The DES-3226 supports a wide array of functions and gives great flexibility and increased network performance by eliminating the routing bottleneck between the WAN or Internet and the Intranet. Its function in a network can be thought of as a new generation of router that performs routing functions in hardware, rather than software.

This flexibility and rich feature set requires a bit of thought to arrive at a deployment strategy that will maximize the potential of the Switch.

Connecting to the Switch

You can use the console interface by connecting the Switch to a VT100-compatible terminal or a computer running an ordinary terminal emulator program (e.g., the terminal program included with the Windows operating system) using an RS-232C serial cable. Your terminal parameters will need to be set to:

•VT-100/ANSI compatible

•9,600 baud

•8 data bits

•No parity

•One stop bit

•No flow control

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