D-Link DES-3624 manual Save Changes, Menu Administrator Normal User Privilege

Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

There are two levels of user privileges: Administrator and Normal User. Some menu selections available to users with Administrator privileges may not be available to Normal Users. The main menus shown are the menus for the two types of users:

The following table summarizes Administrator and Normal User privileges:

Menu	Administrator	Normal User
	Privilege
Configuration	Yes	Yes, view only.
Network Monitoring	Yes	Yes, view only.
Community Strings and Trap Stations	Yes	Yes, view only.
Update Firmware and Configuration	Yes	Yes, view only.
Files
User Accounts Management
Create/Modify User Accounts	Yes	Yes, view only.
View/ Delete User Accounts	Yes	Yes, view only.
System Utilities	Yes	Yes, (Ping Test);
		view only for the
		rest.
Factory Reset	Yes	No
Restart System	Yes	No

Table 6-1. Administrator and Normal User Privileges

After establishing a User Account with Administrator-level privileges, press Esc. twice. Then choose the Save Changes menu (see below). Pressing any key will return to the main menu. You are now ready to operate the Switch.

Save Changes

The Switch has two levels of memory normal RAM and non-volatile or NV-RAM. Settings need to be changed in all screens by pressing Ctrl + S. When this is done, the settings will be immediately applied to the switching software in RAM, and will immediately take effect. Some settings, though, require you to restart the Switch before they will take effect. Restarting the Switch will erase all settings in RAM and reload them from the NV-RAM. Thus, it is necessary to save all settings to the NV-RAM before restarting the Switch.

In order to retain any modifications made in the current session, it is necessary to choose Save Changes from the main menu. The following screen will appear to indicate your new settings have been processed:

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