Enabling Or Disabling Slip; Specifying A Slip Address; Specifying A Slip Subnet Mask; Returning To The Basic Management Screen - Linksys EG24M User Manual

3. Press the Enter key. If you highlight Default Setup String, you will return
to the Console Port Configurations screen and the default modem string
will appear in the Modem Setup String field. If you highlight Custom Setup
String, enter the custom string in the Enter Modem Setup String screen and
press Enter again. You will return to the Console Port Configurations
screen and the custom setup string will appear in the Modem Setup String
field.

Enabling or Disabling SLIP

1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP and press the
Enter key. A screen similar to the following will show the current SLIP
setting.
2. Highlight Enabled or Disabled to either enable or disable SLIP, then press
Enter.You will return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the
selected SLIP option will appear in the SLIP field.
N N o o t t e e : : if you enable SLIP, a warning window will appear telling you to disable
SLIP if you encounter problems. By enabling SLIP, the switch cannot be
directly accessed through the console port with the provided serial cable.

Specifying a SLIP Address

If you enabled SLIP, use the following procedure to enter an address that has
a network part different than the network address of the GigaSwitch (for more
information, contact your network administrator).
1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP Address and
press Enter. The following screen (see next page) will appear.
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2. Enter the SLIP address. The address consists of numbers separated by peri-
ods (e.g., 192.168.1.105).
3. After you enter the SLIP address, press the Enter key. You will return to the
Console Port Configurations screen and your entry will appear in the SLIP
Address field.

Specifying a SLIP Subnet Mask

If you are using SLIP, enter a suitable SLIP subnet mask.
1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP Subnet Mask
and press Enter. The Enter IP Subnet Mask screen will appear.
2. Enter the SLIP subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of numbers separat-
ed by periods (e.g., 255.255.255.0).
3. After you enter the SLIP subnet mask, press the Enter key. You will return
to the Console Port Configurations screen and your entry will appear in
the SLIP Subnet Mask field.

Returning to the Basic Management Screen

After completing the general management activities, press the Esc key to exit
the Console Port screen and return to the Basic Management screen. You can
then select another option from the Basic Management screen or press Esc to
return to the Switch Management screen.
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