D-Link DGS-3208TG - Switch User Manual - Console Usage Conventions

Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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Figure 6-1.  Example of a console connection

Connecting to the Switch Using Telnet

Once you have set an IP address for your Switch, you can use a Telnet program (in a VT-100 compatible

terminal mode) to access and control the Switch. Most of the screens are identical, whether accessed from the

console port or from a Telnet interface. You can also use a Web-based browser to manage the Switch. See the

next chapter, “Web-Based Network Management,” for further information.

Console Usage Conventions

The console interface makes use of the following conventions:

1.  Items in 

<

angle brackets

>

 can be toggled on or off using the space bar, excepting the entries on the Port

Configuration screen.

2.  Items in 

[

square brackets

]

can be changed by typing in a new value. You can use the backspace and

delete keys to erase characters behind and in front of the cursor.

3.  The up and down arrow keys, the left and right arrow keys, the tab key and the backspace key, can be

used to move between selected items. It is recommended that you use the tab key and backspace key for

moving around the console.

4.  Items in UPPERCASE are commands. Moving the selection to a command and pressing will

execute that command, e.g. SAVE, EXIT, etc.

First Time Connecting To The Switch

The Switch supports user-based security that can allow you to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the

Switch or changing its settings. This section tells how to log onto the Switch.

Note:

The passwords used to access the Switch are case sensitive; therefore, “S” is not the same as

“s.”