NETGEAR 700 Series manual Introduction to the Command Menu Interface, Connection Settings

700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1

4.When the following screen appears, make sure that the port setting are as follows:

Baud Rate:	9600
Data Bits:	8
Parity:	None
Stop Bits:	1
Flow Control:	None

Figure 4-4: Connection Settings

5.Click OK.

The Hyper Terminal window will open and you should be connected to the switch. If you do not get a welcome screen or a system menu, hit the return key.

When attached to the User Interface via a Telnet Session, the following must be set in order to use the arrow keys: Under the terminal pull down menu choose Properties and make sure the VT100 Arrows option is turned on.

Introduction to the Command Menu Interface

The switch offers a Command Menu Interface (CMI), which is a menu-driven method for managing the switch, as well as a Command Line Interface (CLI), which uses text inputs to manage the switch. The CLI is accessed through the CMI, but is not addressed in this chapter. Chapter 5 discusses the CLI in detail.

Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-3

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