Connecting To The Mgmt Port - D-Link DMS-3130-30PS Quick Installation Manual

• Set the data rate to 115200 baud.
• Set the data format to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
• Set flow control to none.
To be able to view the boot procedure, the Switch needs to be rebooted. The simplest way,
at this stage, to reboot the Switch is to unplug and re-insert the power cable from and into
the power receptacle of the AC power supply, installed into the Switch. After correctly
configuring the terminal settings and re-inserting the power cable, the boot procedure will
appear in the terminal. After the boot sequence has been completed, the console login
screen will be displayed.
Connecting to the Switch for the First Time
By default, there is no Username and Password configured in the account settings of this
Switch. This will allow the user to simply connect to this Switch for the first time by
pressing the 'Enter' key. After pressing Enter, access will be given to enter commands
after the command prompt (Switch>) appears.
NOTE: The first user automatically gets Administrator level privileges. At least one
Administrator-level user account must be created for the Switch.
NOTE: It is highly recommended to create a user account containing a username
and a password on the Switch to prevent unauthorized access to the management
interface.

Connecting to the MGMT Port

The front panel of the Switch features an Out-Of-Band (OOB) RJ-45 MGMT port which can
be used to connect to a computer using a standard Ethernet cable. A web browser or
Telnet client can be used to connect to the Switch using the MGMT port. To use the MGMT
Figure 5 — COM Port Configuration
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