3Com 3 Command Line, Interface Management, CLI Management via, Console Port, Network Using Telnet

Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 47

Figure 18 SNMP management over the network

	Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management” on page 49.
Setting Up	This section describes how you can set up command line interface
Command Line	management using a local console port connection or over the network.
Interface
Management
CLI Management via	To manage a Switch using the command line interface via the local
the Console Port	console port connection:

1Ensure you have connected your workstation to the console port correctly as described in “Connecting to the Console Port” on page 38.

2Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured through the CLI via its console port.

CLI Management over	To manage a Switch using the command line interface over a network
the Network	using Telnet:

1Ensure you have already set up the Switch with IP information as described in “Setting Up Overview” on page 32.

2Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.

3Check you can communicate with the Switch by entering a ping command at the DOS prompt in the following format:

c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)

If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been entered correctly and the Switch is powered up.