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prompt enter all. A summary of the automatically allocated IP information is displayed. Make a note of the Network IP Address.

The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for you to set up your chosen management method. See “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 45.

If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console port to manage the Switch, you can disconnect the serial cable and close the terminal emulator software.

Methods of Once you have completed the initial set up of your Switch, you can Managing a Switch decide how you wish to manage the Switch. You can use one of the

following methods:

Command line interface management

Web interface management

SNMP management

Command Line Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to Interface manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally via a console port

Management connection (see Figure 15), or remotely over the network (see Figure 16).

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