D-Link DS-3550 Command Line Interface Reference Manual

DES-3550

Layer 2 Switch

Command Line Interface Reference Manual

First Edition (February 2004)

651ES3550015

Printed In Taiwan

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Table of Contents

Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Using the Console CLI..................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Command Syntax............................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Basic Switch Commands................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Switch Port Commands.................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Port Security Commands................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Network Management (SNMP) Commands .................................................................................................................................. 27

Switch Utility Commands .............................................................................................................................................................. 49

Network Monitoring Commands ................................................................................................................................................... 53

Spanning Tree Commands............................................................................................................................................................. 66

Forwarding Database Commands .................................................................................................................................................. 72

Broadcast Storm Control Commands............................................................................................................................................. 80

QoS Commands ............................................................................................................................................................................. 82

Port Mirroring Commands............................................................................................................................................................. 90

VLAN Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................... 94

Asymmetric VLAN Commands................................................................................................................................................... 100

Link Aggregation Commands ...................................................................................................................................................... 102

Basic IP Commands ..................................................................................................................................................................... 108

IGMP Snooping Commands ........................................................................................................................................................ 110

802.1X Commands....................................................................................................................................................................... 120

Access Control List (ACL) Commands ....................................................................................................................................... 132

Traffic Segmentation Commands................................................................................................................................................. 143

Time and SNTP Commands......................................................................................................................................................... 145

ARP Commands........................................................................................................................................................................... 152

Routing Table Commands............................................................................................................................................................156

MAC Notification Commands ..................................................................................................................................................... 158

Access Authentication Control Commands.................................................................................................................................. 162

Single IP Management Commands...............................................................................................................................................187

Command History List..................................................................................................................................................................198

Technical Specifications...............................................................................................................................................................201

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INTRODUCTION

The Switch can be managed through the Switch’s serial port, Telnet, or the Web-based management agent. The Command Line
Interface (CLI) can be used to configure and manage the Switch via the serial port or Telnet interfaces.

This manual provides a reference for all of the commands contained in the CLI. Configuration and management of the switch
via the Web-based management agent is discussed in the User’s Guide.

Accessing the Switch via the Serial Port

The Switch’s serial port’s default settings are as follows:

• 9600 baud

• no parity

• 8 data bits

• 1 stop bit

A computer running a terminal emulation program capable of emulating a VT-100 terminal and a serial port configured as
above is then connected to the Switch’s serial port via an RS-232 DB-9 cable.

With the serial port properly connected to a management computer, the following screen should be visible. If this screen does
not appear, try pressing Ctrl+r to refresh the console screen.

There is no initial username or password. Just press the Enter key twice to display the CLI input cursor − DES-3550:4#. This is
the command line where all commands are input.

Setting the Switch’s IP Address

Each Switch must be assigned its own IP Address, which is used for communication with an SNMP network manager or other
TCP/IP application (for example BOOTP, TFTP). The Switch’s default IP address is 10.90.90.90. You can change the default
Switch IP address to meet the specification of your networking address scheme.

The Switch is also assigned a unique MAC address by the factory. This MAC address cannot be changed, and can be found on
the initial boot console screen – shown below.

Figure 1-1. Initial CLI screen

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Figure 1-2. Boot Screen

The Switch’s MAC address can also be found in the Web management program on the Switch Information (Basic Settings)
window on the Configuration menu.

The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be managed with the Web-based manager. The Switch IP address can be
automatically set using BOOTP or DHCP protocols, in which case the actual address assigned to the switch must be known.

The IP address may be set using the Command Line Interface (CLI) over the console serial port as follows:

1. Starting at the command line prompt, enter the commands config ipif System ipaddress

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

. Where the x’s represent the IP address to be assigned to the IP interface named

System and the y’s represent the corresponding subnet mask.

2. Alternatively, you can enter config ipif System ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/z. Where the x’s represent the IP address
to be assigned to the IP interface named System and the z represents the corresponding number of subnets in CIDR
notation.

The IP interface named System on the switch can be assigned an IP address and subnet mask which can then be used to connect
a management station to the switch’s Telnet or Web-based management agent.

Figure 1-3. Assigning an IP Address

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In the above example, the Switch was assigned an IP address of 10.53.13.144/8 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. The system
message Success indicates that the command was executed successfully. The Switch can now be configured and managed via
Telnet, SNMP MIB browser and the CLI or via the Web-based management agent using the above IP address to connect to the
Switch.

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USING THE CONSOLE CLI

The DES-3550 supports a console management interface that allows the user to connect to the switch’s management agent via a
serial port and a terminal or a computer running a terminal emulation program. The console can also be used over the network
using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol. The console program can be used to configure the Switch to use an SNMP-based network
management software over the network.

This chapter describes how to use the console interface to access the switch, change its settings, and monitor its operation.

: Switch configuration settings are saved to non-volatile RAM using

Note

the save command. The current configuration will then be retained in the
switch’s NV-RAM, and reloaded when the Switch is rebooted. If the Switch
is rebooted without using the save command, the last configuration saved
to NV-RAM will be loaded.

Connecting to the Switch

The console interface is used by connecting the Switch to a VT100-compatible terminal or a computer running an ordinary
terminal emulator program (e.g., the HyperTerminal program included with the Windows operating system) using an RS-232C
serial cable. Your terminal parameters will need to be set to:

• VT-100 compatible

• 9600 baud

• 8 data bits

• No parity

• One stop bit

• No flow control

You can also access the same functions over a Telnet interface. Once you have set an IP address for your Switch, you can use a
Telnet program (in VT-100 compatible terminal mode) to access and control the Switch. All of the screens are identical,
whether accessed from the console port or from a Telnet interface.

After the Switch reboots and you have logged in, the console looks like this:

Figure 2-1. Initial Console Screen

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Commands are entered at the command prompt, DES-3550:4#.

There are a number of helpful features included in the CLI. Entering the ? command will display a list of all of the top-level
commands.

Figure 2-2. The ? Command

When you enter a command without its required parameters, the CLI will prompt you with a

Next possible completions:

message.

Figure 2-3. Example Command Parameter Help

In this case, the command

config account

was entered with the parameter

<username>

. The CLI will then prompt you to enter
the <username> with the message, Next possible completions:. Every command in the CLI has this feature, and complex
commands have several layers of parameter prompting.

In addition, after typing any given command plus one space, you can see all of the next possible sub-commands, in sequential
order, by repeatedly pressing the Tab key.

To re-enter the previous command at the command prompt, press the up arrow cursor key. The previous command will appear at
the command prompt.

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Figure 2-4. Using the Up Arrow to Re-enter a Command

In the above example, the command config account was entered without the required parameter <username>, the CLI returned
the Next possible completions: <username> prompt. The up arrow cursor control key was pressed to re-enter the previous
command (config account) at the command prompt. Now the appropriate username can be entered and the config account
command re-executed.

All commands in the CLI function in this way. In addition, the syntax of the help prompts are the same as presented in this
manual − angle brackets < > indicate a numerical value or character string, braces { } indicate optional parameters or a choice of
parameters, and brackets [ ] indicate required parameters.

If a command is entered that is unrecognized by the CLI, the top-level commands will be displayed under the

Available

commands: prompt.

Figure 2-5. The Next Available Commands Prompt

The top-level commands consist of commands such as show or config. Most of these commands require one or more parameters
to narrow the top-level command. This is equivalent to show what? or config what? Where the what? is the next parameter.

For example, if you enter the show command with no additional parameters, the CLI will then display all of the possible next
parameters.

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Figure 2-6. Next possible completions: Show Command

In the above example, all of the possible next parameters for the show command are displayed. At the next command prompt,
the up arrow was used to re-enter the show command, followed by the account parameter. The CLI then displays the user
accounts configured on the Switch.

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COMMAND SYNTAX

The following symbols are used to describe how command entries are made and values and arguments are specified in this
manual. The online help contained in the CLI and available through the console interface uses the same syntax.

Note: All commands are case-sensitive. Be sure to disable Caps Lock or any other
unwanted function that changes text case.

<angle brackets>

Purpose Encloses a variable or value that must be specified.

Syntax

Description In the above syntax example, you must supply an IP interface name in

Example
Command

create ipif <ipif_name> vlan <vlan_name 32> ipaddress
<network_address>

the <ipif_name> space, a VLAN name in the <vlan_name 32> space,
and the network address in the <network_address> space. Do not
type the angle brackets.

create ipif Engineering vlan Design ipaddress 10.24.22.5/255.0.0.0

[square brackets]

Purpose Encloses a required value or set of required arguments. One value or

argument can be specified.

Syntax

Description

Example
Command

create account [admin|user]

In the above syntax example, you must specify either an

level account to be created. Do not type the square brackets.

user

create account admin

admin

or a

| vertical bar

Purpose Separates two or more mutually exclusive items in a list, one of which

must be entered.

Syntax

Description

Example
Command

show snmp [community|detail]

In the above syntax example, you must specify either

detail

show snmp community

{braces}

Purpose Encloses an optional value or set of optional arguments.

Syntax

reset {[config|system]}

. Do not type the backslash.

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community,

or

{braces}

Description

Example
command

In the above syntax example, you have the option to specify

. It is not necessary to specify either optional value, however the

detail

effect of the system reset is dependent on which, if any, value is
specified. Therefore, with this example there are three possible
outcomes of performing a system reset. See the following chapter,
Basic Commands for more details about the reset command.

reset config

config

or

Line Editing Key Usage

Delete Deletes the character under the cursor and then shifts the remaining

characters in the line to the left.

Backspace Deletes the character to the left of the cursor and shifts the remaining

characters in the line to the left.

Insert or Ctrl+R Toggle on and off. When toggled on, inserts text and shifts previous

text to right.
Left Arrow Moves the cursor to the left.
Right Arrow Moves the cursor to the right.
Up Arrow Repeat the previously entered command. Each time the up arrow is

pressed, the command previous to that displayed appears. This way it

is possible to review the command history for the current session. Use

the down arrow to progress sequentially forward through the command

history list.
Down Arrow The down arrow will display the next command in the command history

entered in the current session. This displays each command

sequentially as it was entered. Use the up arrow to review previous

commands.
Tab Shifts the cursor to the next field to the left.

Multiple Page Display Control Keys

Space Displays the next page.
CTRL+c Stops the display of remaining pages when multiple pages are to be

displayed.

ESC Stops the display of remaining pages when multiple pages are to be

displayed.
n Displays the next page.
p Displays the previous page.
q Stops the display of remaining pages when multiple pages are to be

displayed.
r Refreshes the pages currently displayed.
a Displays the remaining pages without pausing between pages.
Enter Displays the next line or table entry.

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BASIC SWITCH COMMANDS

The basic switch commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate parameters) in the
following table.

Command Parameters

create account [admin|user]

<username 15>

config account <username 15>

show account

delete account <username 15>

show session

show switch

show serial_port

config serial_port {baud_rate [9600|19200|38400|115200]

auto_logout [never|2_minutes|5_minutes
|10_minutes|15_minutes]}

enable clipaging

disable clipaging

enable telnet <tcp_port_number 1-65535>

disable telnet

enable web <tcp_port_number 1-65535>

disable web

save

reboot

reset {[config|system]}

login

logout

Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.

create account

Purpose

Syntax create [admin | user] <username 15>

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Used to create user accounts

The create account command is used to create user accounts that
consist of a username of 1 to 15 characters and a password of 0 to 15
characters. Up to 8 user accounts can be created.

Admin <username>

User <username>

Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.

Usernames can be between 1 and 15 characters.

Passwords can be between 0 and 15 characters.

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Example usage:

To create an administrator-level user account with the username “dlink”.

DES-3550:4#create account admin dlink
Command: create account admin dlink

Enter a case-sensitive new password:****
Enter the new password again for confirmation:****

Success.

DES-3550:4#

config account

Example usage:

To configure the user password of “dlink” account:

Purpose

Syntax config account <username>

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

DES-3550:4#config account dlink

Command: config account dlink

Enter a old password:****

Enter a case-sensitive new password:****

Enter the new password again for confirmation:****

Success.

DES-3550:4#

Used to configure user accounts

The config account command configures a user account that has
been created using the

<username>

Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.

Usernames can be between 1 and 15 characters.

Passwords can be between 0 and 15 characters.

create account

command.

show account

Purpose

Syntax show account

Used to display user accounts

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show account

Example usage:

To display the accounts that have been created:

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Displays all user accounts created on the switch. Up to 8 user
accounts can exist on the switch at one time.

None.

Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.

DES-3550:4#show account

Command: show account

Current Accounts:

Username Access Level

--------------- ------------

dlink Admin

Total Entries: 1

DES-3550:4#

Example usage:

To delete the user account “System”:

delete account

Purpose

Syntax delete account <username>

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Used to delete an existing user account

The delete account command deletes a user account that has been

created using the

<username>

Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.

DES-3550:4#delete account System

Command: delete account System

Success.

DES-3550:4#

create account

command.

show session

Purpose

Used to display a list of currently logged-in users.

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show session

Syntax show session

Example usage:

To display the way that the users logged in:

Description

This command displays a list of all the users that are logged-in at
the time the command is issued.

Parameters

Restrictions

None

None.

DES-3550:4#show session

Command: show session

ID Login Time Live Time From Level Name

-- ------------------------------- --------- ------------ ----- -----------

*8 00000 days 00:00:37 03:36:27 Serial Port 4 Anonymous

show switch

Purpose

Used to display information about the switch.

Example usage:

To display the switch information:

Syntax show switch

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

DES-3550:4#show switch
Command: show switch

Device Type : DES-3550 Fast Ethernet Switch
Combo Port : 1000Base-T + 1000Base-T
MAC Address : 00-01-02-03-04-00
IP Address : 10.41.44.22 (Manual)
VLAN Name : default
Subnet Mask : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway : 0.0.0.0
Boot PROM Version : Build 3.00.001
Firmware Version : Build 1.00-B02
Hardware Version : 2A1
Device S/N :
Power Status : Main – Normal, Redundant – Not Present
System Name : DES-3550

This command displays information about the switch.

None.

Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.

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System Location : 7th_flr_east_cabinet
System Contact : Julius_Erving_212-555-6666
Spanning Tree : Disabled
GVRP : Disabled
IGMP Snooping : Disabled
TELNET : Enabled (TCP 23)
WEB : Enabled (TCP 80)
RMON : Enabled
Asymmetric VLAN : Disabled

DES-3550:4#

show serial_port

Purpose

Syntax show serial_port

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To display the serial port setting:

Used to display the current serial port settings.

This command displays the current serial port settings.

None.

None

DES-3550:4#show serial_port

Command: show serial_port

Baud Rate : 9600

Data Bits : 8

Parity Bits : None

Stop Bits : 1

Auto-Logout : 10 mins

DES-3550:4#

config serial_port

Purpose

Syntax config serial_port {baud_rate [9600|19200|38400|115200] |

Description

Parameters

Used to configure the serial port and the auto logout time for idle
connections.

auto_logout [never | 2_minutes | 5_minutes | 10_minutes |
15_minutes]}

This command is used to configure the serial port’s baud rate and auto
logout settings.

baud_rate[9600|19200|38400|115200]− The serial bit rate that will be used
to communicate with the management host. There are four options: 9600,

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config serial_port

19200, 38400, 115200.

never − No time limit on the length of time the console can be open with no
user input.

2_minutes − The console will log out the current user if there is no user
input for 2 minutes.

5_minutes − The console will log out the current user if there is no user
input for 5 minutes.

10_minutes − The console will log out the current user if there is no user
input for 10 minutes.

15_minutes − The console will log out the current user if there is no user
input for 15 minutes.

Example usage:

To configure baud rate:

Restrictions

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

DES-3550:4#config serial_port baud_rate 115200
Command: config serial_port baud_rate 115200

Success.

DES-3550:4#

enable clipaging

Purpose

Syntax enable clipaging

Description

Used to pause the scrolling of the console screen when the show
command displays more than one page.

This command is used when issuing the show command which
causes the console screen to rapidly scroll through several pages.
This command will cause the console to pause at the end of each
page. The default setting is enabled.

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To enable pausing of the screen display when the show command output reaches the end of the page:

None.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

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DES-3550:4#enable clipaging

Command: enable clipaging

Success.

DES-3550:4#

disable clipaging

Purpose

Syntax disable clipaging

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To disable pausing of the screen display when show command output reaches the end of the page:

Used to disable the pausing of the console screen scrolling at the end
of each page when the show command displays more than one
screen of information.

This command is used to disable the pausing of the console screen
at the end of each page when the show command would display
more than one screen of information.

None.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

DES-3550:4#disable clipaging

Command: disable clipaging

Success.

DES-3550:4#

enable telnet

Purpose

Syntax enable telnet <tcp_port_number 1-65535>

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To enable Telnet and configure port number:

Used to enable communication with and management of the switch
using the Telnet protocol.

This command is used to enable the Telnet protocol on the switch.
The user can specify the TCP or UDP port number the switch will use
to listen for Telnet requests.

<tcp_port_number> − The TCP port number. TCP ports are
numbered between 1 and 65535. The “well-known” TCP port for the
Telnet protocol is 23.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

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DES-3550:4#enable telnet 23

Command: enable telnet 23

Success.

DES-3550:4#

disable telnet

Example usage:

To disable the Telnet protocol on the switch:

Purpose

Syntax disable telnet

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Used to disable the Telnet protocol on the switch.

This command is used to disable the Telnet protocol on the switch.

None.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

DES-3550:4#disable telnet

Command: disable telnet

Success.

DES-3550:4#

enable web

Purpose

Used to enable the HTTP-based management software on the
switch.

Syntax enable web <tcp_port_number 1-65535>

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To enable HTTP and configure port number:

This command is used to enable the Web-based management
software on the switch. The user can specify the TCP port number
the switch will use to listen for Telnet requests.

<tcp_port_number> − The TCP port number. TCP ports are
numbered between 1 and 65535. The “well-known” port for the Web­based management software is 80.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

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DES-3550:4#enable web 80

Command: enable web 80

Success.

DES-3550:4#

disable web

Example usage:

To disable HTTP:

Purpose

Syntax disable web

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Used to disable the HTTP-based management software on the

switch.

This command disables the Web-based management software on

the switch.

None.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

DES-3550:4#disable web

Command: disable web

Success.

DES-3550:4#

Example usage:

To save the switch’s current configuration to non-volatile RAM:

save

Purpose

Syntax save

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Used to save changes in the switch’s configuration to non-volatile
RAM.

This command is used to enter the current switch configuration into
non-volatile RAM. The saved switch configuration will be loaded
into the switch’s memory each time the switch is restarted.

None

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

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DES-3550:4#save

Command: save

Saving all configurations to NV-RAM... Done.

DES-3550:4#

reboot

Purpose

Syntax reboot

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To restart the switch:

DES-3550:4#reboot

Command: reboot

Are you sure want to proceed with the system reboot? (y|n)

Please wait, the switch is rebooting...

reset

Purpose

Syntax reset {[config|system]}

Used to restart the switch.

This command is used to restart the switch.

None.

None.

Used to reset the switch to the factory default settings.

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

This command is used to restore the switch’s configuration to the
default settings assigned from the factory.

config − If the keyword ‘config’ is specified, all of the factory default
settings are restored on the switch including the IP address, user
accounts, and the switch history log. The switch will not save or
reboot.

system − If the keyword ‘system’ is specified all of the factory default
settings are restored on the switch. The switch will save and reboot
after the settings are changed to default. Rebooting will clear all
entries in the Forwarding Data Base.

If no parameter is specified, the switch’s current IP address, user
accounts, and the switch history log are not changed. All other
parameters are restored to the factory default settings. The switch
will not save or reboot.

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

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To restore all of the switch’s parameters to their default values:

DES-3550:4#reset config
Command: reset config

Are you sure to proceed with system reset?(y/n)

Success.

DES-3550:4#

login

Example usage:

To initiate the login procedure:

Purpose

Syntax login

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

DES-3550:4#login

Command: login

UserName:

Used to log in a user to the switch’s console.

This command is used to initiate the login procedure. The user will

be prompted for his Username and Password.

None.

None.

logout

Purpose

Used to log out a user from the switch’s console.

Syntax logout

Description

Parameters

Restrictions

Example usage:

To terminate the current user’s console session:

DES-3550:4#logout

This command terminates the current user’s session on the
switch’s console.

None.

None.

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5

SWITCH PORT COMMANDS

The switch port commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate parameters) in the
following table.

Command Parameters

config ports [<portlist | all> {speed [auto | 10_half | 10_full |100_half | 100_full |

1000_full} | flow_control [enable | disable] | learning [enable |
disable] state [enable | disable]} description <desc 32>

show ports <portlist> {description}

Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.

config ports

Purpose

Syntax config ports [<portlist | all>] {speed [auto | 10_half | 10_full |100_half

Description

Parameters

Used to configure the Switch’s Ethernet port settings.

| 100_full | 1000_half | 1000_full} | flow_control [enable | disable] |
learning [enable | disable] state [enable | disable] description <desc
32>

This command allows for the configuration of the switch’s Ethernet ports.
Only the ports listed in the <portlist> will be affected.

all − Configure all ports on the switch.

<portlist> − Specifies a port or range of ports to be configured. Tauto −
Enables auto-negotiation for the specified range of ports.

[10|100|1000] − Configures the speed in Mbps for the specified range of
ports. Gigabit ports are statically set to 1000 and cannot be set to slower
speeds.

[half|full] − Configures the specified range of ports as either full- or half­duplex.

[master | slave] This parameter denotes whether the ports selected will be
of the master switch or the slave switch and is only used when the port
speed is selected to be 1000_full.

flow_control [enabled | disabled] – Enable or disable flow control for the
specified ports.

learning [enabled | disabled] − Enables or disables the MAC address
learning on the specified range of ports.

state [enabled | disabled] − Enables or disables the specified range of
ports.

description <desc 32> - Enter an alphanumeric string of no more than 32
characters to describe a selected port interface.

Restrictions

Example usage:

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

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To configure the speed of port 3 to be 10 Mbps, full duplex, with learning and state enabled:

DES-3550:4#config ports 1-3 speed 10_full learning enabled
state enabled

Command: config ports 1-3 speed 10_full learning enabled
state enabled

Success.

DES-3550:4#

show ports

Example usage:

To display the configuration of all ports on a switch:

Purpose

Used to display the current configuration of a range of ports.

Syntax show ports <portlist> {description}

Description

This command is used to display the current configuration of a range

of ports.

Parameters

<portlist> − Specifies a port or range of ports to be displayed.

{description} – Adding this parameter to the

indicates that the port description will be included in the display.

Restrictions

None.

DES-3550:4#show ports
Command show ports:

Port Port Settings Connection Address
State Speed/Duplex/FlowCtrl Speed/Duplex/FlowCtrl Learning

------ -------- --------------------- --------------------- -------­1 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
2 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
3 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
4 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
5 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
6 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
7 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
8 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
9 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
10 Enabled Auto/Enabled 100M/Full/None Enabled
11 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
12 Enabled Auto/Enabled Link Down Enabled
13 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
14 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
15 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
16 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
17 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
18 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
19 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
20 Enabled Auto/Disabled Link Down Enabled
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show ports

command

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