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address and subnet mask that you want the switch to use when it is connected to the network. The final page displays a summary of the information entered.
5Select Save Configuration to save the configuration to your switch.
The initial setup of your switch is now complete and you can now set up your chosen management method. See “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 36.
Using Command Line Interface using Telnet
1To start a Telnet session to the unit, click Start in Microsoft Windows. a Click Run.
b In the Open field, type the unit’s IP address:
Telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch’s IP address) c Click OK.
2Press Enter to open a login prompt.
If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it starts.
3At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, <4210> is displayed as shown below.
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Login authentication
Username:admin
Password:
<4210>
%Apr 4 06:13:31:519 2000 4210 SHELL/5/LOGIN:- 1 - admin(10.10.11.222) in unit1 login
<4210>
4Enter the system-view command and Enter.
5Enter interface vlan 1 and Enter.
6Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the switch as follows: ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address and mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm is the subnet mask of the switch)
7Enter the default gateway for the switch:
ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the default gateway)
8Enter the save command to save the configuration (the configuration is not saved automatically when the switch is powered down).