3Com 3CR17450-91, 3CR17451-91 manual Setting Up, Overview

30CHAPTER 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 6. 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 6 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram

SetupPlayand

Power Up the Switch.

Plug

IP Information is automatically configured.

See page 31

Yes

Do you want to manually

No

configure the IP information?

Setup

Connect to

the console

How do you want to view the automatically

InformationIP

Use 3Com Network

Connect to the console

configured IP information?

Initial

port and use the

Supervisor (3NS).

port and use the

Command Line

See page 36

Command Line

Interface.

Interface.

See page 33

See page 36

		How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 39
Feature Management	Command Line Interface		SNMP	Web Interface
			See page 43
	Connect via the	Connect over the		Connect over the
	console port.	network via Telnet.		network.
	See page 41	See page 41		See page 42