(Revised 2013-06-21) 18Software ConfigurationCommand Line InterpreterWith the ‘-A’ option, you can configure and/or query all the important parameters of an N-Tron 500 seriesindustrial Ethernet switch using a command line interpreter. These functions may be accessed using theserial port (marked COM).To access the Command Line Interpreter (CLI), connect a PC serial port to the 500 Series V24 serial portand use HyperTerminal or equivalent.COM Parameters: 9600, 8, none, 1, noneAfter a successful connection and reboot, the boot menu should be displayed:Self Test & System Initialization Complete..... OK!N-TRON Industrial Ethernet Switch - Model Number: 526 FX-A.N-Tron firmware version : 8.01Copyright (c) 2005 N-TRONMAC ADDRESS:00-07-AF-00-05-26N-View is ENABLED.Trunking (Link Aggregation) is DISABLED.Mirroring is DISABLED.Tagged QOS is DISABLED.Port QOS is DISABLED.VLAN is DISABLED.IGMP Snooping is ENABLED.Aging is ENABLED.Managing IGMP Snooping.....................Exit to return to Management Console Function.Press [ESC] to Exit >Note that example above is for a –A unit, and so has the login capability.Only aging, N-View and IGMP Snooping are enabled by default on a –A unit.Only aging and N-View are enabled on a –N unit.Only aging is enabled on a basic (no dash) unit.This information includes the model number, firmware version, and MAC address.Also, information is presented as to which functions are enabled, for example in this case above:- N-ViewTM, Aging and IGMP Snooping are reported as enabled (default).- Trunking, mirroring, Port QOS, Tagged QOS, and VLAN are reported as disabled (default).Note: Prior to version 7.08 firmware, Tagged QOS was enabled by default on –A units.