Basic Operation Guide 2014/02

Managing startup-config files in the switch............................................................................77
Renaming an existing startup-config file............................................................................77
Creating a new startup-config file....................................................................................77
Using the Clear + Reset button combination to reset the switch to its default configuration.......80
TFTP: Copying a configuration file to a remote host................................................................80
TFTP: Copying a configuration file from a remote host.............................................................80
Xmodem: Copying a configuration file to a serially connected host...........................................81
Xmodem: copying a configuration file from a serially connected host........................................81
Operating notes for multiple configuration files......................................................................81
Display configuration of selected interface.................................................................................81
Running configuration output...............................................................................................81
Startup configuration output................................................................................................87
Automatic configuration update with DHCP Option 66................................................................89
Enabling configuration file update using Option 66................................................................89
Possible scenarios for updating the configuration file...............................................................90
Operating notes................................................................................................................90
Log messages....................................................................................................................90
6 Interface Access and System Information......................................................91
Interface access: console/serial link, web, and inbound telnet......................................................91
Terminal line width and length settings..................................................................................91
Listing the current console/serial link configuration.................................................................91
Reconfigure inbound telnet access........................................................................................92
Outbound telnet to another device.......................................................................................92
Making window size negotiation available for a telnet session.................................................93
Web-management idle timeout............................................................................................94
Reconfigure WebAgent access............................................................................................95
Reconfigure the console/serial link settings............................................................................95
Denying interface access by terminating remote management sessions..........................................97
System information..................................................................................................................98
Viewing and configuring system information..........................................................................99
7 Configuring IP Addressing.......................................................................102
Overview............................................................................................................................102
IP configuration....................................................................................................................102
Just want a quick start with IP addressing?...........................................................................103
IP addressing with multiple VLANs.....................................................................................103
Menu: configuring IP address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL)..............................................104
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL)................................................104
WebAgent: configuring IP addressing................................................................................108
How IP addressing affects switch operation.........................................................................108
DHCP/Bootp operation...............................................................................................109
Network preparations for configuring DHCP/Bootp.........................................................111
Loopback interfaces..............................................................................................................111
Introduction.....................................................................................................................111
Configuring a loopback interface.......................................................................................112
Displaying loopback interface configurations.......................................................................113
IP Preserve: retaining VLAN-1 IP addressing across configuration file downloads...........................114
Operating rules for IP preserve..........................................................................................115
Enabling IP preserve.........................................................................................................115
Configuring a single source IP address....................................................................................117
Overview........................................................................................................................117
Specifying the source IP address........................................................................................118
The source IP selection policy........................................................................................119
Displaying the source IP interface information......................................................................120
Error messages................................................................................................................124
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