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Using the Console Interface
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System Restart Serial Port Setting: determines whether the serial
port should be used for out-of-band (SLIP) management or for
console management, starting from the next time the switch is
restarted.
Figure 6-11. Out-of-Band/Console Setting Menu
Software Updates
The switch is capable of obtaining its boot-time configuration information, as
well as updated versions of its internal firmware, using TFTP (the Trivial File
Transfer Protocol) and BOOTP (the BOOTstrap Protocol). You can use the
Software Update menu to control this feature.
The fields you can set on this menu are:
♦
Software Update Determines whether or not the switch will try to
look for a configuration file over the network. If set to Disable, none
of the fields below have any effect.
♦
Software Update Mode Set to either Network or Out-of-band.
Determines whether configuration file should be obtained through the
Ethernet network or through the console port.
