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MAGNUM 6K SWITCHES, MNS-6K USER GUIDE
and a PC is networked to the switch, the switch’s command line interface (CLI) can be
accessed via telnet. To manage the switch through in-band (networked) access (e.g. telnet,
or Web Browser Interface), you should configure the switch with an IP address and
subnet mask compatible with your network. You should also change the manager
password to control access privileges from the console.
Many other features such as optimizing the switch’s performance, traffic engineering and
traffic prioritizing, VLAN configuration, and improving network security can be
configured through the switch’s console interface as well as in-band (networked) access,
once the IP address is setup. Besides the IP address, setting up the SNMP parameters
allows configuration and monitoring through an SNMP network management station
running a network management program (e.g. SNMPc from Castle Rock – available from
GarrettCom Inc.)
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S-6K Software Updates
gnum switches already have the necessary software loaded on them. If a
tware upgrade is needed or the MNS-6K software needs to be updated to
the current version, please refer to the GarrettCom web site for information
on updating the MNS-6K software. The documentation on how to update the MNS-6K is
included as an Appendix in this manual.
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The Login prompt is shown when the connection to the GarrettCom Magnum 6K Switch
is successful and the switch is ready for the configuration commands. Should you get a
boot prompt, please contact GarrettCom technical support.
The IP address of the switch is assigned automatically from a DHCP server or a BootP
server. If these servers do not exist, the switch will be assigned an IP address which was
previously configured or a static IP address of 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of
255.255.255.0 (if that address is not in use). It is recommended that the user uses Secure
Web Management (SWM) capabilities built into MNS-6K to setup and manage the switch.
Please refer to the SWM user guide for more information.
Console connection
The connection to the console is accessed through the DB-9 RS232 connector on the
switch marked on the Magnum 6K family of switches as a console port. This interface
provides access to the commands the switch can interpret and is called the Command
Line Interface (or CLI). This interface can be accessed by attaching a VT100 compatible
terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program to the console port on the
Magnum 6K family of switches.
USB to serial adapters are also available for laptops or computers that do not native serial
ports but have access to USB ports.
The interface through the console or the Console Management Interface (or CMI) enables
you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor switch status and performance.
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