PLANET WSG-404 - Manual (Page 123)

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3. Once the console port of PLANET WSG-404 is connected properly, the console main screen will
appear automatically. If the screen does not appear in the terminal simulation program
automatically, please try to press the arrow keys, so that the terminal simulation program will
send some messages to the system and the welcome screen or the main menu should appear.
If the welcome screen or the main menu of the console still can not show up, please check the
connection of the cables and the settings of the terminal simulation program.
Utilities for network debugging
The console interface provides several utilities to assist the Administrator to check the
system conditions and to debug any problems. The utilities are described as follow:
Ping host (IP): By sending ICMP echo request to a specified host and wait for the
response to test the network status.
Trace routing path: Trace and inquire the routing path to a specific target.
Display interface settings: It displays the information of each network interface
setting including the MAC address, IP address, and netmask.
Display the routing table: The internal routing table of the system is displayed, which
may help to confirm the Static Route settings.
Display ARP table: The internal ARP table of the system is displayed.
Display system up time: The system live time (time for system being turn on) is
displayed.