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Remote connections – LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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Connecting to the Switch

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Make sure the terminal emulation software is set as follows:

Select the appropriate serial port (COM port 1 or COM port 2).

Set the baud rate to 115200 bps.

Set the data format to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.

Set flow control to none.

Set the emulation mode to VT100.

When using HyperTerminal, select Terminal keys, not Windows

keys.

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Once you have set up the terminal correctly, the console login screen

will be displayed.

For a description of how to use the CLI, see

"Using the Command Line

Interface" on page 747

. For a list of all the CLI commands and detailed

information on using the CLI, refer to

"CLI Command Groups" on

page 756

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Prior to accessing the switch’s onboard agent via a network connection,

you must first configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and

default gateway using a console connection, or DHCP protocol.

An IPv4 address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default. To

manually configure this address or enable dynamic address assignment via

DHCP, see

"Setting an IP Address" on page 90

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This switch supports eight Telnet or SSH sessions.

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Any VLAN group can be assigned an IP interface address (

page 90

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for managing the switch. Also, note that the Master unit does not have to

include an active port member in the VLAN interface used for management

access.

After configuring the switch’s IP parameters, you can access the onboard

configuration program from anywhere within the attached network. The

onboard configuration program can be accessed using Telnet from any

computer attached to the network. The switch can also be managed by any

computer using a web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Mozilla

Firefox 2.0 or above), or from a network computer using SNMP network

management software.

The onboard program only provides access to basic configuration functions.

To access the full range of SNMP management functions, you must use

SNMP-based network management software.