D-Link DGS-3700-12 [10/338] Connecting to the switch

DGS-3312SR Layer 3 Gigabit Switch

USING THE CONSOLE CLI

The DGS-3312SR supports a console management interface that allows the user to connect to the switch’s management agent

via a serial port and a terminal or a computer running a terminal emulation program. The console can also be used over the

network using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol. The console program can be used to configure the switch to use an SNMP-based

network management software over the network.

This chapter describes how to use the console interface to access the switch, change its settings, and monitor its operation.

Note: Switch configuration settings are saved to non-volatile RAM using

the save command. The current configuration will then be retained in the

switch’s NV-RAM, and reloaded when the switch is rebooted. If the switch

is rebooted without using the save command, the last configuration saved

to NV-RAM will be loaded.

Connecting to the Switch

The console interface is used by connecting the Switch to a VT100-compatible terminal or a computer running an ordinary

terminal emulator program (e.g., the HyperTerminal program included with the Windows operating system) using an RS-232C

serial cable. Your terminal parameters will need to be set to:

• VT-100 compatible

• 9600 baud

• 8 data bits

• No parity

• One stop bit

• No flow control

You can also access the same functions over a Telnet interface. Once you have set an IP address for your Switch, you can use a

Telnet program (in VT-100 compatible terminal mode) to access and control the Switch. All of the screens are identical,

whether accessed from the console port or from a Telnet interface.

After the switch reboots and you have logged in, the console looks like this: