3Com 3CR17451-91, 3CR17450-91 manual Manually Configuring IP Information, Pre-requisites

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Manually

Configuring IP

Information

You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following way:

■Connecting to the console port — connect a workstation using a console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI).

Connecting to the To set up your Switch manually you can alternatively make a connection Console Port to the console port (this example describes a local connection to the

console port, rather than a remote one via a modem). You can do this whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before you connect the Switch to a network, or whilst the Switch is online, that is, connected to a network.

Pre-requisites

■A workstation with terminal emulation software installed, such as Microsoft Hyperterminal. This software allows you to communicate with the Switch via the console port directly, or through a modem.

■Documentation supplied with the terminal emulation software.

■A suitable cable:

■An RJ-45 to DB9 converter cable.

■A standard null modem cable — if you are connecting directly to the console port, or

■A standard modem cable — if you are connecting to the console port using a modem.

You can find pin-out diagrams for both cables in Appendix B on page 69.

■You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the Switch with IP information:

■IP address

■subnet mask

■default gateway