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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Command Line

 

 

 

Interface.

 

 

 

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How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 43

Feature Management

Command Line Interface

SNMP

Web Interface

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Connect via the

Connect over the

 

Connect over the

 

 

 

console port.

network via Telnet.

network.

 

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See page 45

 

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3Com 3CR16708-91, 3CR16709-91 Setting Up, Overview, Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view