Monitoring Via Cli - D-Link DFL-1600 User Manual

4.2. Monitoring Via CLI

4.2 Monitoring Via CLI
Administrators can also monitor and troubleshoot the D-Link firewall via
Command-Line Interface (CLI), by employing the Console port on the
firewall.
The serial console port is a RS-232 port that enables a connection to a PC
or terminal. To access the console port, the following equipments are
needed:
A terminal or a (portable) computer with a serial port and the ability
to emulate a terminal (i.e. using the Hyper Terminal software
included in most Microsoft Windows installations). The terminal
should have the following settings: 9600 baud, No parity, 8 bits
and 1 stop bit.
A RS-232 cable with appropriate connectors.
To connect a terminal to the console port, follow these steps:
1. Set the terminal settings as described previously.
2. Connect one of the connectors of the RS-232 cable directly to the
console port on the firewall hardware.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the terminal or the serial
connector of the computer running the communication software.
Through the text-based command line interface (CLI) from the console, a
more in-depth analysis of various statistical aspects of the firewall can be
conducted as well as advanced troubleshooting. A detailed reference of
various commands that can be used in this interface is covered in Appendix
A, Console Commands
Currently, the CLI can only be used for statistics and status display. The
firewall can NOT be configured via this interface.
Reference.
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