Using the Telnet Console

To save changes to NV-RAM

1.To retain any configuration changes permanently, from the Main Menu select Save Changes and press Enter.

2.Answer Yes to the confirmation prompt.

Reboot

1.From the Main Menu, select Reboot and press Enter.

2.Highlight one of these options and press Enter.

Option

Description

 

 

 

Restarts the switch. Any configuration settings not

Reboot

saved using Save Changes from the Main Menu will

be lost. The switch's configuration will be restored to

 

 

the last configuration saved in NV-RAM.

 

 

Save Configuration & Reboot

Saves the current configuration to NV-RAM (identical

to using Save Changes) and then restarts the switch.

 

 

 

 

Restarts the switch using the default factory

Reboot & Load Factory Default Configuration

configuration. All custom configuration data will be

 

lost.

 

 

 

Restarts the switch using the default factory

Reboot & Load Factory Default Configuration

configuration, except the user configured IP address

Except IP Address

will be retained. All other configuration data will be

 

lost.

 

 

3. Highlight Yes on the confirmation prompt and press Enter.

Basic Settings

This section explains some of the basic options for configuring the switch.

Condition

Task

 

 

Using SNMP for network management.

Configure the options in the Network Management

Setup screens.

 

 

 

Installing more than one switch.

Use the Switch Utilities to save configurations for use

on multiple switches.

 

 

 

Testing communication with other devices.

Use the Ping Test utility from the Switch Utilities

menu.

 

 

 

Need to set the port settings for the serial port to

Configure the options with the Serial Port Settings

values other than the default values.

screen.

 

 

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ZT 8101 10/100 specifications

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