3Com 3CR16709-91, 3CR16708-91 manual Methods of Managing a Switch

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Figure 11 Example top-level command line interface menu

Menu options: -----------	3Com OfficeConnect Switch 9------------------------
bridge	- Administer bridge-wide parameters
feature	- Administer system features
gettingStarted	- Basic device configuration
logout	- Logout of the Command Line Interface
physicalInterface	- Administer physical interfaces
protocol	- Administer protocols
security	- Administer security
system	- Administer system-level functions
trafficManagement	- Administer traffic management
Type ? for help.
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Select menu option:

4At the Select menu option prompt enter the protocol ip interface summary command. A summary of the automatically allocated IP information is displayed. Make a note of the Network IP Address.

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 43.

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

Methods of Once you have completed the initial set up of your Switch, you can Managing a Switch decide how you wish to manage the Switch. You can use one of the

following methods:

■Command line interface management

■Web interface management

■SNMP management

Command Line Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to Interface manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally via a console port

Management connection (see Figure 12), or remotely over the network (see Figure 13).