D-Link Xstack DGS-3300 Series User Manual - Cli

xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch CLI Manual 

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The xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series 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. 

Note: Switch configuration settings are saved to non-volatile RAM using 

the 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 HyperTerminal program included with the Windows operating system) using an RS-232C 

serial cable. Your terminal parameters will need to be set to: 

•  VT-100 compatible 

•  115200 baud 

•  8 data bits 

•  No parity 

•  One stop bit 

•  No flow control 

The same functions can be accessed over a Telnet interface. Once an IP address has been set for your Switch, a Telnet program 

(in VT-100 compatible terminal mode) can be used to access and control the Switch. All of the screens are identical, whether 

accessed from the console port or from a Telnet interface. 

After the Switch reboots and the user has logged in, the console looks like this: