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Saving Changes, Admin and User Privileges

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DES-3226S Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User's Guide Admin and User Privileges There are two levels of user privileges: Admin and User. Some menu selections available to users with Admin privileges may not be available to those with User privileges. The following table summarizes the Admin and User privileges: Switch Configuration Management Privilege Admin User Configuration Yes Network Monitoring Yes Community Strings and Trap Stations Yes Update Firmware and Configuration Files Yes System Utilities Yes Factory Reset Yes Reboot Switch Yes User Account Management Add/Update/Delete User Accounts Yes View User Accounts Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No Ping Only No No No No Table 4. Admin and User Privileges After establishing a User Account with Admin-level privileges, highlight Save Changes and press Enter (see below). The Switch will save any changes to its non-volatile ram and reboot. You can logon again and are now ready to continue configuring the Switch. Saving Changes The DES-3226S has two levels of memory; normal RAM and non-volatile or NV-RAM. Configuration changes are made effective by highlighting Apply and pressing 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, highlight Save Changes from the Main Menu. The following screen will appear: Figure 6 - 4. Save Changes Screen 42

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DES-3226S Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
42
Admin and User Privileges
There are two levels of user privileges:
Admin
and
User
. Some menu selections available to users with
Admin
privileges may
not be available to those with
User
privileges.
The following table summarizes the
Admin
and
User
privileges:
Switch Configuration
Privilege
Management
Admin
User
Configuration
Yes
Read Only
Network Monitoring
Yes
Read Only
Community Strings and Trap
Stations
Yes
Read Only
Update Firmware and
Configuration Files
Yes
No
System Utilities
Yes
Ping Only
Factory Reset
Yes
No
Reboot Switch
Yes
No
User Account Management
Add/Update/Delete User Accounts
Yes
No
View User Accounts
Yes
No
Table 4.
Admin and User Privileges
After establishing a User Account with
Admin
-level privileges,
highlight
Save Changes
and press
Enter
(see below). The
Switch will save any changes to its non-volatile ram and reboot.
You can logon again and are now ready to continue
configuring the Switch.
Saving Changes
The DES-3226S has two levels of memory; normal RAM and non-volatile or NV-RAM. Configuration changes are made
effective by highlighting
Apply
and pressing 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, highlight
Save Changes
from the
Main Menu
. The following screen will
appear:
Figure 6 - 4.
Save Changes Screen