Software Updates - D-Link DES-2212 User Manual

System Restart Serial Port Setting: determines whether the serial
port should be used for out-of-band (SLIP) management or for console
management, starting from the next time the switch is restarted.
Figure 6-11. Out-of-Band/Console Setting Menu

Software Updates

The switch is capable of obtaining its boot-time configuration information, as
well as updated versions of its internal firmware, using TFTP (the Trivial File
Transfer Protocol) and BOOTP (the BOOTstrap Protocol). You can use the
Software Update menu to control this feature.
The fields you can set on this menu are:
Software Update Determines whether or not the switch will try to
look for a configuration file over the network. If set to Disable, none
of the fields below have any effect.
Software Update Mode
Determines whether configuration file should be obtained through the
Ethernet network or through the console port.
Boot Protocol
Applies only if the S/W Update Control is enabled.
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Set to either Network or Out-of-band.
Set to either TFTP ONLY or BOOTP&TFTP.
Using the Console Interface