How do you change settings on a Dell switch?
How do you change settings on a Dell switch?
Hey, we have a Dell N2024 Network Switch around our place and I was wondering if there is another way to see its GUI instead of just opening it up on a web browser. If I could buy a serial port to VGA adapter, would that let me access the GUI, or are the serial ports meant only for accessing the command line with things like Putty? Honestly, I am pretty new to networking hardware and the manual didn't help me figure this out. Thanks!
I don't know of any serial to vga adapter. Serial ports are extremely slow compared to most things. The default is 9.8kbps and I think it goes to about 111kbps maximum. Note this is not megabits it is kilobits. There just is not enough bandwidth to run a monitor....besides the switch would have to support it. Most times the console interface is very simple and only uses command lines. Some have a very primitive menu system. This is a commercial switch it requires quit a bit a knowledge in the knowing what you want to setup. The configuration itself tends to not be complex so it can easily be done via command line. Sometimes it is easier than clicking though menus when you can cut and paste your changes. These type of switches tend to be massively complex because they support so many different features....most of which you will likely never use.
Well the adapters are here, and we have one plug that fits into another serial port thing. We were hoping to get two plugs that fit each other so we could plug it into a laptop to use as a screen. My boss says that's possible too. If not, nothing much happens.
Are you thinking about turning serial numbers into video on your screen? Need me send you something that's working with the old-style monitor? Can I show you how to set it up so you can see those pictures instead of just code?
If you really want to make this on your own, you can build something using a very cheap Raspberry Pi board. The switch has an extra ethernet port, so it can be managed from another network. It still uses a standard web gui interface, just on a different port. With a raspberry pi, you could build your own touch screen interface that translates the switch's HTTP strings to whatever is needed. You might even do this using the console or serial port as well.