Documentation Updates; Introduction; General; Starting And Configuring The Device - Dell PowerConnect 5324 Release Note

Documentation updates

Introduction

This document lists the changes from the PowerConnect 5324 User's Guide. The modifications are due to instances
discovered in various user environments.

General

The following must be changed globally:

Starting and Configuring the Device

Assigning Static IP Addresses on an Inband Interface
Modify the following:
Current
Console (config-if) # ip address 192.168.1.123/24
255.255.255.0
Configuring an Initial HTTPS Password
Delete the following:
Enter the following commands once when configuring to use a terminal, a Telnet, or an SSH session in order to use
an HTTPS session.
Note: In the Web browser enable SSL 2.0 or greater for the page content to be displayed.
console(config)# crypto certificate generate key_generate
console(config)# ip https server
Telnet Connection
To start communications using automatic baud detection, press the Enter key twice. The factory default is autobaud
enabled and no synchronization between a terminal and a device is required during the initial device installation. If,
during the operation, the terminal was replaced by another one or the speed mode was switched over on the device,
the following must be taken into consideration:
•
A blank screen appearing after reset is an indication that the terminal and the device are not synchronized. To
activate the autobaud option, press the Enter key twice.
•
If the autobaud option is enabled on the device, it automatically becomes operational after reset ONLY ONCE,
after pressing the Enter key twice.
Configuring Domain Name Systems
Under the Add DNS page add the following field description:
DNS Server — DNS Server Name. The name cannot start with a numeric character.
System Firmware Version 2.0.0.39
PowerConnect 5324 Release Notes
New
Console (config-if) # ip address 192.168.1.123
255.255.255.0
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