6: Configuration Via Telnet or Serial Port (Setup Mode)
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TCP Re-transmission timeout: 500 ms
Alternate MAC: disabled
Ethernet connection type: auto-negotiate
Change Setup:
0 Server
1 Channel 1
5 Expert
6 Security
7 Defaults
8 Exit without save
9 Save and exit Your choice? _
6. Select an option on the menu by entering the number of the option in the
Your choice?
field
and pressing
Enter
.
7. To enter a value for a parameter, type the value and press
Enter
, or to confirm a current value,
just press
Enter
.
8. When you are finished, save the new configuration (option
9
). The unit reboots.
Serial Port Connection
To configure the unit through a serial connection:
1. Connect a console terminal or PC running a terminal emulation program to your unit's serial
port. The default serial port settings are
9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1-stop bit, no-flow
control
.
2. Reset the xDirect unit by cycling the unit's power (turning the power off and back on).
Immediately upon resetting the device, enter three lowercase
x
characters (
xxx
).
Note:
The easiest way to enter Setup Mode is to hold down the x key at the terminal (or
emulation) while resetting the unit. You must do this within three seconds of resetting
the
xDirect
.
At this point, the screen display is the same as when you use a Telnet connection. To continue, go
to
step 6
in
Telnet Connection
above
.
Exiting Setup Mode
Two options through which to exit setup mode:
To save all changes and reboot the device, select option
9
Save and exit
from the Change
Setup menu. All values are stored in nonvolatile memory.
To exit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting. select option
8 Exit
without save
from the Change Setup menu.
