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Using the Command Line Interface
If you prefer, you can configure the SMC7301TA using a command line
interface (CLI). There are two ways to connect to the SMC7301TA’s CLI:
• telnet,
• direct PC connection running terminal emulation software.
Connecting to the CLI With Telnet
If you are on the network, you can use Telnet to connect to the CLI. Use
any telnet program (or from Windows 95/98, select Run for the Start menu,
and enter “telnet” followed by the IP address), and connect to 192.168.2.1 (or
the new private address if you have changed it). You will see the following
prompt:
Manager Console Version: <revision number, build date and time>
Please enter your password:
Enter the current pa ssword (which is the same as the browser password)
and the command prompt displays:
Command>
Connecting to the CLI through the Console Port
Another way to invoke the command line interface is to connect the
console port on the SMC7301TA to a PC running the terminal software. In the
box, you’ll find a null modem cable that you can use to connect your PC
(usually the COM2 port) to the SMC7301TA console port.
Connect to the CLI with a termina l program such as Hypercritical or
Proclaim. Set your COM port parameters to 19200, N, 8, 1, with hardware
flow control disabled. If your program does not allow you to set flow control
options, set it in the Device Manager area of the Windows System settin gs
(accessible from the Control Panel). Note that after configuring these settings,
some programs require that you close the application and re -open it.
Enter a carriage return to start your session, and you’ll see the following
prompt:
Manager Console Version: <revision number, build date and time>
Please enter your password:
Enter the current password (which is the same as the browser password)
and the command prompt displays.