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6 Configure the Operation Modes
6.2.5.2 Exit
Telnet: “Save&Exit”, option “Exit”.
You will not be surprised, when you leave the menu by selecting this option. If you made any
changes of parameters, you must confirm to save these.
Save&Exit
+------------------+
|
Save Parameter |
| Exit |
| Reboot |
+------------------+
+---------------------------------+
| Do you want to save the changes |
|
Yes No |
+---------------------------------+
Figure 96: Menu Exit from Configuration in Telnet
The NetCom
+
terminates the Telnet interface when this operation is finished, even when the
modifications are not saved to Flash Memory.
6.2.5.3 Reboot
Telnet: “Save&Exit”, option “Reboot”.
Users may restart the firmware of the NetCom
+
. Modified configurations are activated by the
restart process. Such a restart is necessary for some changes like IP configuration, others do not
require a restart.
Save&Exit
+------------------+
|
Save Parameter |
| Exit |
| Reboot |
+------------------+
+---------------------------------+
| Do you want to save the changes |
|
Yes No |
+---------------------------------+
Figure 97: Exit and Reboot in Telnet
Also here, if parameters are changed during the session, confirmation for saving them is requested.
Of course the Telnet configuration is closed, because all TCP connections are terminated by the
reboot process.
6.3 Erase Configuration of NetCom
Sometimes it is required to clear any configuration done, and go back to the Factory Settings. Users
might think this is possible with the Reset button. It is not done this way. The Reset button is
just a way to restart the NetCom
+
without removing the power.
To make a clean configuration the DIP switches must be configured to the pattern of »Fac-
tory settings«. Refer to Section
3.1 or to the table on top of the NetCom
+
case. When this pattern
is chosen, the NetCom
+
has to be restarted, by power off or by using the Reset button. This is for
security. When changing a DIP configuration, the »Factory settings« might appear by accident.
So the NetCom
+
requires to be restarted with this DIP pattern active to avoid accidental damage
of the configuration. While restarting, the NetCom
+
erases the current configuration, and replaces
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