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Chapter 4: Using the Console Interface for Configuration
Configuring the Switch through the Console Interface
WebView Switches
Configuring the Switch through the Console Interface
The console screens consist of a series of menus. Each menu has several options, which are listed vertically. You
select a menu option when you highlight it; pressing the
Enter
key activates the highlighted option.
To navigate through the menus and actions of the console interface, use the up or down arrow keys to move up
or down, and use the left or right arrow keys to move left or right. Use the Enter key to select a menu option, and
use the Esc key to return to the previous selection. Menu options and any values entered or present will be
highlighted. The bottom of the screen lists the actions available.
Switch Main Menu
The
System Main Menu
screen displays these choices:
1. System Configuration Information Menu
2. Port Status
3. Port Configuration
4. Help
Port Status
On the
Switch Main Menu
screen, select
Port Status
and press the
Enter
key if you want to view the status
information for the Switch’s ports.
The
Port Status
screen displays the port numbers, their status, Link status, speed and duplex mode, and status
of flow control, which is the flow of packet transmissions.
If you want to change any settings for a port, you must use the
Port Configuration
screen.
Figure 4-6: Switch Main Menu
Figure 4-7: Port Status
