Ping Test; Save Changes - D-Link DES-3526 - Switch - Stackable User Manual

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xStack DES-3500 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual

Ping Test

Ping is a small program that sends ICMP Echo packets to the IP address you specify. The destination node then responds to or
"echoes" the packets sent from the Switch. This is very useful to verify connectivity between the Switch and other nodes on the
network. To view this window, click Maintenance > Ping Test.
Figure 9- 7. Ping Test window
The user may use Infinite times radio button, in the Repeat Pinging for field, which will tell the ping program to keep sending
ICMP Echo packets to the specified IP address until the program is stopped. The user may opt to choose a specific number of
times to ping the Target IP Address by clicking its radio button and entering a number between 1 and 255. Click Start to initiate
the Ping program.

Save Changes

The DES-3500 Series switches have two levels of memory; normal RAM and non-volatile or NV-RAM. Configuration changes
are made effective by clicking the Apply button. When this is done, the settings will be immediately applied to the switching
software in RAM, and will immediately take effect.
Some settings, though, require you to restart the Switch before they will take effect. Restarting the Switch erases all settings in
RAM and reloads the stored settings from the NV-RAM. Thus, it is necessary to save all setting changes to NV-RAM before
rebooting the Switch.
To retain any configuration changes permanently, click the Save Changes link in the Maintenance folder. The following window
will appear:
Figure 9- 8. Save Configuration window
Click the Save Configuration button to save the current switch configuration in NV-RAM. The following dialog box will
confirm that the configuration has been saved:
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