3Com 3CR17661-91, 3CR17662-91, 3CR17660-91 manual Command Line, Interface Management

46CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

4Enter display ip interface br to view a summary of allocated IP addresses.

The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for you to set up your chosen management method. See “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 32.

If you do not intend to use the command line interface using the console port to manage the Switch, you can logout, disconnect the serial cable and close the terminal emulator software.

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
User Interface	User interface configuration is provided by the Switch to configure and
Overview	manage the port data. There are two types of user interfaces:
	AUX User Interface—used to log in to your Switch using the console port.
	VTY User Interface—used to Telnet to the Switch. The Switch can have
	up to five VTY user interfaces.

CLI Management To manage a Switch using the command line interface using the local using the Console console port connection:

Port

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 using 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 “Methods of Managing a Switch” 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.