Dell PowerConnect 7048P - Page 9

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5 Using the Command-Line Interface. . . . 103
Accessing the Switch Through the CLI . . . . . . . . . 103
Console Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Telnet Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Understanding Command Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Entering CLI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Using the Question Mark to Get Help
. . . . . . . 107
Using Command Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Entering Abbreviated Commands
. . . . . . . . . 108
Negating Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Understanding Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . 109
Recalling Commands from the History Buffer
. . . 109
6 Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
7 Setting the IP Address and Other
Basic Network Information . . . . . . . . . . 115
IP Address and Network Information Overview . . . . 115
What Is the Basic Network Information?
. . . . . 115
Why Is Basic Network Information Needed? . . . 116
How Is Basic Network Information
Configured?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
What Is Out-of-Band Management and
In-Band Management?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Default Network Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Configuring Basic Network Information (Web)
. . . . . 120
Out-of-Band Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120