Working With Web Based Management; Command Line Interface (Cli) - Siemens SCALANCE X-300 Configuration Manual

Configuration using Web Based Management and Command Line Interface
4.1 General information on Web Based Management and Command Line Interface
4.1.3

Working with Web Based Management

Navigation bar
The upper menu bar of WBM contains the following links:
● Console
T his link opens a console window in which you can enter CLI commands. You are then
connected to the switch over a TELNET connection.
● Support
W hen you click this link, you open a SIEMENS AG support page. SIEMENS Support is,
however, only accessible when your PC has a connection to the Internet.
● Logout
By clicking on this link, you log out from the device.
Updating the display with "Refresh"
Web Based Management pages have a "Refresh" button at the lower edge of the page. Click
this button to request up-to-date information from the IE switch for the current page.
Storing entries with "Set Values"
Pages in which you can make configuration settings have a "Set Values" button at the lower
edge. Click this button to save the configuration data you have entered on the IE switch.
Note
Changing configuration data is possible only with the "Administrator" login.
4.1.4

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Starting the CLI in a Windows console
Follow the steps outlined below to start the Command Line Interface in a Windows console:
1. Open a Windows console and type in the command telnet followed by the IP address of
the IE switch:
2. Enter your login and password.
Starting the CLI in Web Based Management
Click on the "Console" entry in the upper menu bar of Web Based Management. A Telnet
connection opens automatically in which you can log on with your user name and password.
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C:\>telnet <IP address>
Configuration Manual, 10/2014, C79000-G8976-C187-22
SCALANCE X-300 / X-400