4.
Text-based User Interface
4.1 Setup the Connection
The switch provides other user interface to access by telnet and direct console. The management functions of
Telnet program or console are exactly the same with web-based management interface but in text mode.
In-band Connection (Telnet)
To access the switch through a Telnet session, just start the Telnet program on a PC and connect to the switch.
Factory Default value of system is:
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Press “Enter” key to begin login screen. Enter the username and password to login the system.
Login accounts:
y
Username:
admin
Password:
admin
(read/write)
y
Username:
guest
Password:
guest
After you login successfully, the prompt will be shown as “#“ if you are the first login person and your
authorization is administrator; otherwise it may show “$“. See the following two figures. The former means you
behave as an administrator and have the access right of the system. As to the latter, it means you behave as a
guest and are only allowed to view the system without the permission to do any setting for this switch.
Out-of-band Connection (Console)
To activate console port connection, attach a RS-232 cable (Straight-through) to the serial port of a PC running
a terminal emulation program and configure the program as follows:
Baud rate:
57600
Parity:
None
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