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6: Configuration Using Telnet/Serial Port (Setup Mode)
As an alternative to using a web browser, as described in the previous chapter, you can use the
following procedures
remotely or locally:
Use a Telnet connection to configure the unit over the network.
Use a terminal or terminal emulation program to access the serial port locally.
The series of prompts at which you enter configuration settings is called
Setup Mode
.
Note:
Detailed information about other setup methods is available from Lantronix
Technical Support (
http://www.lantronix.com/support
). The unit’s configuration is stored in
nonvolatile memory and is retained without power.
This chapter tells you how to access Setup Mode and the general procedure for using it. To
complete the configuration, continue with
7: Setup Mode: Server Configuration
, and
9: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings
Note:
The menus in the configuration chapters show a typical device. Your device may
have different configuration options. For the latest firmware, release notes, and user
documentation, go to the Lantronix web site (
Accessing Setup Mode
Telnet Connection
To configure the unit over the network, establish a Telnet connection to port 9999.
Note:
You can also use DeviceInstaller to access Telnet. Select the device from the main
window list and click the
Telnet Configuration
tab. Skip steps 1 and 2 below.
To establish a Telnet connection:
1. From the Windows
Start
menu, click
Run
and type the following command, where x.x.x.x
is the IP address, and 9999 is the unit’s fixed network configuration port number:
Windows: telnet x.x.x.x 9999
or
Unix: telnet x.x.x.x 9999
2. Click
OK
. The following information displays.
