Planet Technology WLS-1280 - Manual (Page 124)

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y Utilities for network debugging
The console interface provides several utilities to assist the Administrator to check the system conditions
and to debug any problems. The utilities are described as follow:
¾ Ping host (IP): By sending ICMP echo request to a specified host and wait for the response to test
the network status.
¾ Trace routing path: Trace and inquire the routing path to a specific target.
¾ Display interface settings: It displays the information of each network interface setting including the
MAC address, IP address, and netmask.
¾ Display the routing table: The internal routing table of the system is displayed, which may help to
confirm the Static Route settings.
¾ Display ARP table: The internal ARP table of the system is displayed.
¾ Display system up time: The system live time (time for system being turn on) is displayed.
¾ Check service status: Check and display the status of the system.
¾ Set device into “safe mode”: If administrator is unable to use Web Management Interface via the
browser for the system failed inexplicitly. Administrator can choose this utility and set PLANET
WLS-1280 into safe mode, then administrator can management this device with browser again.
¾ Synchronize clock with NTP server: Immediately synchronize the clock through the NTP protocol
and the specified network time server. Since this interface does not support manual setup for its
internal clock, therefore we must reset the internal clock through the NTP.
¾ Print the kernel ring buffer: It is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. The program helps
users to print out their bootup messages instead of copying the messages by hand.
¾ Main menu: Go back to the main menu.
y Change admin password
Besides supporting the use of console management interface through the connection of null modem, the