MNS-BB
Software User Guide
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Table of Contents ................................................................................................. Page
1.0
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
Getting Started with Switch Configuration...................................................................................................... 1
1.2
Software Upgrade ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3
Recommended Minimal Configuration ........................................................................................................... 1
1.4
Using the Console Setup Screen ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.5
To Recover from a Lost Manager Password:................................................................................................... 2
2.0
CONSOLE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ................................................................................................... 3
2.1
Understanding Management Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 3
2.2
Console Port Connection ................................................................................................................................. 3
2.3
Advantages of Using the CLI .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.4
CLI Usage........................................................................................................................................................ 4
3.0
USING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (CLI) ................................................................................... 5
3.1
Accessing the CLI ........................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2
Using the CLI .................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.3
Privilege Levels at Logon ................................................................................................................................ 5
3.3.1
Operator Privileges ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.3.2
Manager Privileges ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.4
User Management............................................................................................................................................ 6
3.4.1
CLI Commands ........................................................................................................................................... 6
3.5
Listing Commands and Command Options ..................................................................................................... 7
3.5.1
Operator Privilege................................................................................................................................... 7
3.5.2
Manager Privilege................................................................................................................................... 7
3.5.3
Type "help" To List Available Commands. ............................................................................................ 7
3.5.4
Displaying CLI "Help" ........................................................................................................................... 8
3.5.5
Displaying Help for an Individual Command. ........................................................................................ 8
3.5.6
Displaying Help for a particular command. ............................................................................................ 8
3.5.7
Displaying Help with all possibilities. .................................................................................................... 9
4.0
WEB INTERFACE .......................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2
General Features ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4.3
Session with the Switch ................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4
User Management.......................................................................................................................................... 12
4.4.1
To set the passwords ............................................................................................................................. 12
4.5
Status Reporting Features .............................................................................................................................. 13
4.5.1
The Device View .................................................................................................................................. 13
4.5.2
The Port Statistics ................................................................................................................................. 14
4.5.3
Port Utilization...................................................................................................................................... 14
4.5.4
The Event Log ...................................................................................................................................... 15
5.0
CONFIGURING IP ADDRESSING, INTERFACE ACCESS, AND SYSTEM INFORMATION........... 17
5.1
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.2
IP Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 17
5.2.1
IP Address and Subnet Mask Overview................................................................................................ 17
5.2.2
IP Address and Subnet Mask. ............................................................................................................... 17
5.2.3
Default Gateway Operation. ................................................................................................................. 17
5.2.4
Configuring IP Address, Gateway, DHCP............................................................................................ 17
5.3
DHCP/Bootp Operation................................................................................................................................. 17
5.3.1
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 17
5.3.2
The DHCP/Bootp Process..................................................................................................................... 17
5.3.3
Configuring IP Addressing ................................................................................................................... 18
5.3.4
DHCP Operation................................................................................................................................... 18
5.3.5
Bootp Operation.................................................................................................................................... 18
5.3.6
Bootp Database Record Entries ............................................................................................................ 18
5.3.7
Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses ............................................................................................ 19
5.4
A Quick Start ................................................................................................................................................. 19
5.5
Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Telnet Features ................................................................................ 19
5.5.1
Serial Port (Console)............................................................................................................................. 20
5.5.2
TELNET ............................................................................................................................................... 20
5.6
Listing the Current System Information. ....................................................................................................... 20
5.6.1
List the current system information settings. ........................................................................................ 20
5.6.2
System Information............................................................................................................................... 21
5.6.3
System Contact and Location: .............................................................................................................. 21
5.7
Configure the Date and Time......................................................................................................................... 21
5.7.1
SNTP..................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.7.2
Time Zone............................................................................................................................................. 22
