HP J3128A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub-8E, Manual

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Running the Hub Console
Running
the Hub Con
sole
Starting a Session Through a Telnet Connection
The HP 10Base-T Hubs support accessing the hub console over Telnet.
N o t e
Running a Telnet session with the hub requires that the hub first be configured
with an IP address. If you have not set an IP address for your hub, go to one
of the previous two procedures to first start an out-of-band console session
through which you can set an IP address on the hub. The hub ships with DHCP/
BOOTP enabled, though, so if you have a properly configured server on your
network, the hub will automatically acquire an IP address from the server.
To establish a Telnet session, follow these steps:
1. Verify that the hub has been configured with an IP address, and that it is
accessible through IP from your PC or workstation. (You can use the Ping
command from your PC to verify the hub accessibility.) Go to the IP
Address reference page in chapter 6 for details on setting an IP address.
2. Enter the command
telnet
followed by the IP address or system name
of the hub, for example:
telnet 192.1.1.10
or
telnet
your_hub
(Your Telnet syntax depends on your TCP/IP software or your terminal
server. You can use a system name if you have name resolution system
such as Domain Name Server--DNS.)
The console then displays some hub version information followed by the
message:
Type MENU to access the ASCII menu system
or HE or ? for help on console commands.
You are now in the command prompt region of the console interface. You can
enter
HE
at the prompt to see what commands are available. To enter the
console menu system, enter
MENU
at the prompt.
For more information on the commands, see “The Command Prompt Region”
on page 2-7. For information on the console menus, go to the section, “The
Console Menu System” on page 2-9.
To end the Telnet session, select
Logout
from the console Main menu to
terminate the console session, and then use your Telnet application’s
command to close or quit the Telnet session.
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