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DES-3226S Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 

Using the Console CLI 

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CLI 

The DES-3226S supports a console management interface that 

allows the user to connect to the switch’s management agent via a 

serial port and a terminal or a computer running a terminal 

emulation program.  The console can also be used over the network 

using the TCP/IP TELNET protocol.  The console program can be 

used to configure the switch to use an SNMP-based network 

management software over the network. 

This chapter describes how to use the console interface to access the 

switch, change its settings, and monitor its operation. 

Switch configuration settings are saved to non-

volatile RAM using save command.  The current 

configuration will then be retained in the switch’s 

NV-RAM, and reloaded when the switch is 

rebooted.  If the switch is rebooted without using 

the save command, the last configuration saved to 

NV-RAM will be loaded. 

Connecting to the Switch 

The console interface is used by connecting the Switch to a VT100-

compatible terminal or a computer running an ordinary terminal 

emulator program (e.g., the Hyper Terminal program included