10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Using the Console Interface
The following fields can be set:
System Restart Setting:
♦
Serial Port Type:
determines whether the serial port
should be used for out-of-band (SLIP) management or for
console management, starting from the next time the
Switch is restarted. In this field, you can toggle between
Out-of-band
or
Console
port type settings.
♦
Out-of-Band Baud Rate:
determines the serial port bit
rate that will be used the next time the Switch is restarted.
Applies only when the serial port is being used for out-of-
band (SLIP) management; it does not apply when the port is
used for the console port. Available speeds are 2400, 9600,
19200 and 38,400 bits per second..
Figure 6-11. Out-of-Band/Console Setting Menu
Software Updates
The Switch is capable of obtaining its boot-time configuration
information, as well as updated versions of its internal firmware,
using TFTP (the Trivial File Transfer Protocol) and BOOTP (the
