32CHAPTER 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 summarised in Figure 8. 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 8 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram |
Plug and Play Setup
Power up the Switch.
IP information is automatically configured.
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Initial IP Information Setup
How do you want to connect to the Switch?
Connect to a front panel |
| Connect to the console |
port and use the Web |
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Interface or Command |
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Line Interface. |
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How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
Use 3Com Network |
| Connect to a console |
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Supervisor (3NS). |
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Feature Management
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CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not intend to actively manage your Switch. For more information on default users and changing default passwords, see “Default Users and Passwords” on page 50.
