SMC Networks 16 10BASE-T manual Console Port Settings, Setting the Startup Configuration Settings

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Note that you can also select any configuration file as the start-up configuration by using the System/File/Set Start-Up page.

Figure 3-12. Setting the Startup Configuration Settings

CLI – Enter the IP address of the TFTP server, specify the source file on the server, set the startup file name on the switch, and then restart the switch.

Console#copy tftp startup-config 4-61

TFTP server ip address: 192.168.1.19

Source configuration file name: config-1

Startup configuration file name [] : startup \Write to FLASH Programming.

-Write to FLASH finish. Success.

Console#reload

To select another configuration file as the start-up configuration, use the boot system command and then restart the switch.

Console#config
Console(config)#boot system config: startup-new	4-66
Console(config)#exit
Console#reload	4-22

Console Port Settings

You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a VT100 compatible device to the switch’s serial console port. Management access through the console port is controlled by various parameters, including a password, timeouts, and basic communication settings. These parameters can be configured via the Web or CLI interface.

Command Attributes

•Login Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits for a user to log into the CLI. If a login attempt is not detected within the timeout interval, the connection is terminated for the session. (Range: 0-300 seconds; Default: 0)

•Exec Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits until user input is detected. If user input is not detected within the timeout interval, the current session is terminated. (Range: 0-65535 seconds; Default: 0 seconds)

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