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24-port NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
34 Using the Console Interface
Setting Up The Switch
This section will help prepare the Switch user by describing the Configuration, Update Firmware and
Configuration Files , Save Changes, and System Utilities menus and their respective sub-menus.
Configuration
Choose Configuration to access the first item on the DES-3225G main menu. The following menu appears:
Figure 6-8. Configuration menu
You will need to change some settings to allow you to be able to manage the Switch from an SNMP-based Network
Management System such as SNMP v1 or to be able to access the Switch using the Telnet protocol. See the next chapter
for Web-based network management information.
Configure IP Address
The Switch needs to have an IP address assigned to it so that an In-Band network management system or Telnet client can
find it on the network. The IP Configuration screen allows you to change the settings for the two different interfaces
used on the Switch: the Ethernet interface used for in-band communication, and the SLIP interface used over the console
port for out-of-band communication.
Choose Configure IP Address to access the first item on the Configuration menu. The following screen appears: