1. Administration
ROS® v3.11User Guide
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1. Administration
The Administration menu covers the configuration of administrative parameters of both device
and network (local services availability, security methods employed, system identification and
functionality related to the IP network):
• IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address (static or dynamically obtainable)
• Management VLAN
• Management Connection Inactivity Timeout
• TFTP Server Permissions
• System Identification
• Passwords
• Time-keeping
• SNMP Management
• Radius Server
• Remote Syslog
1.1. The ROS® User Interface
1.1.1. Using the RS232 Port to Access the User Interface
Attach a terminal (or PC running terminal emulation software) to the RS232 port. The terminal
should be configured for 8 bits, no parity operation at 57.6 Kbps. Hardware and software flow
control must be disabled. Select a terminal type of VT100.
Once the terminal is connected, restart the unit and press and hold <Ctrl-Z>. The following
will be printed:
“Console mode...
Type ‘yes’ if you want to enter console mode: ”
After typing 'yes', pressing any key on the keyboard will prompt for the user name and
password to be entered.
To prevent unauthorized access to the device, make sure to change the default
user, admin and guest passwords before commissioning the device.
The switch is shipped with a default administrator user name - “admin” - and password -
“admin”. Once successfully logged in, the user will be presented with the main menu.
1.1.2. The Structure of the User Interface
The user interface is organized as a series of menus with an escape to a command line
interface (CLI) shell. Each menu screen presents the switch name (as provided by the
System Identification parameter), Menu Title, Access Level, Alarms indicator, Sub-Menus and
Command Bar.
Sub-menus are entered by selecting the desired menu with the arrow keys and pressing the
enter key. Pressing the escape key returns you to the parent menu.
