Nortel Networks 1000BASE-ZX, 1000BASE-SX, 1000ASE-XD manual Chapter Using the console interface

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Chapter 3

Using the console interface

This chapter describes how to configure and manage the BayStack 420 Switch using the menu-driven console interface (CI).

This chapter covers the following topics:

•“Accessing the CI menus and screens,” next

•“Using the CI menus and screens” on page 88

•“Main menu” on page 90

Accessing the CI menus and screens

You can access the CI menus and screens locally through a console terminal attached to your BayStack 420 Switch, remotely through a dial-up modem connection, or in-band through a Telnet session (see “Console port” on page 26). You can connect your console cable into any unit in a BayStack 420 Switch-only stack for a unified stack interface. For the mixed stack management functions to become fully operational, you must connect your console terminal into a BayStack 420 Switch port within your mixed stack.

Note: If you have a properly configured BootP server in your network, it detects the IP address; you will not need to configure the IP address.

For information about SNMP, see your network management documentation.

Using the BayStack 420 10/100/1000 Switch