3Com 3CR16708-91 Setting Up, Overview, Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view

34CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

Setting Up	This section gives an overview of what you need to do to get your Switch
Overview	set up and ready for management when it is in its default state. The
	whole setup process is summarized in Figure 7. Detailed procedural steps
	are contained in the sections that follow. In brief, you need to:
	■ Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view the
	automatically configured IP information
	■ Prepare for your chosen method of management
	Figure 7 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram

Plug and Play Setup

Power Up the Switch.

IP Information is automatically configured.

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Yes	Do you want to manually	No
	configure the IP information?

Initial IP Information Setup

How do you want to connect to the Switch?

Connect to a rear	Connect to the console
network port and use the	port and use the
Web Interface or	Command Line
Command Line Interface.	Interface.
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How do you want to view the automatically

configured IP information?

Use 3Com Network	Connect to the console
Supervisor (3NS).	port and use the
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	Interface.
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		How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 43
Feature Management	Command Line Interface		SNMP	Web Interface
			See page 47
	Connect via the	Connect over the		Connect over the
	console port.	network via Telnet.		network.
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