Appendix B – Telnet (Terminal) Commands
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Instruction Manual – DXLink Fiber Transmitters and Receivers
Telnet Commands (continued)
SET IP
Sets the IP configuration of a specified device.
Enter a Host Name, Type (
DHCP
or
Fixed
), IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP
Address.
Important:
Host Names may only contain ASCII letters “a” through “z” (not case-sensitive),
digits “0” through “9”, and the hyphen (“-”).
Note:
DHCP implies “DHCP with link-local fallback”.
Note:
For NetLinx Masters, the Host Name can only consist of alphanumeric characters.
• Enter Y (yes) to approve/store the information on the Master.
• Enter N (no) to cancel the operation.
Note:
This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
Example:
>SET IP
--- Enter New Values or just hit Enter
to keep current settings ---
Enter Host Name: DXLF-TX-2075028
Enter IP type. Type D for DHCP or S for Static IP and
then Enter: DHCP
You have entered: Host Name DXLF-TX-2075028
Type DHCP
Is this correct? Type Y or N and Enter -> y
Settings written. Device must be rebooted to enable
new settings.
Note:
DXLink Fiber units can also be set to Static IP or DHCP Mode via the front panel
ID Pushbutton.
SET LOCATION
Sets the location parameter for NDP.
Syntax:
SET LOCATION <location>
• Maximum length = 25 characters. If the name entered exceeds 25 characters, it will be
truncated.
Note:
This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
SET MASTER
PASSWORD
Sets the password for the Master.
SET MASTER
USERNAME
Sets the username for the Master.
SET PULSE TIME
Sets the pulse time.
• Value range for pulse time = 10 to 5000 milliseconds.
SET SYSTEM
NUMBER
Sets the system number.
Syntax:
SET SYSTEM NUMBER <system number>
• The valid range of system numbers is from 0 to 65535.
SET TELNET LOGIN
Note:
This command applies only to the Transmitter.
Sets the Telnet username and password.
SET TELNET PORT
Sets the device’s IP port listened to for Telnet connections.
Example:
>SET TELNET PORT
Current telnet port number = 23
Enter new telnet port number (Usually 23)(0 = disable Telnet):
Once you enter a value and press the Enter key, you get the following message:
Setting telnet port number to 23
New telnet port number set, reboot the device for the change to take effect.
Note:
This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
Important:
If you set the Telnet port to
“
0
”
to disable it, you will need to perform a factory
reset using the ID Pushbutton to re-enable it (see page 70).
