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(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)
If you are opening a Telnet session using third party software, you must
enter the IP address in the format suitable for that software.
5At the Username prompt, enter admin as your user name and press
Return. At the password prompt press Return again. (or enter the
password if you have modified the default passwords).
If the login prompt does not display immediately, press Return a few
times until it starts.
6If you have logged on correctly, the switch prompt display as
<5500G-EI> or <5500-xx> (where xx is either SI or EI, as shown in
Figure 27 on page 63).
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH
This section describes to can set up command line Interface management
using SSH over a network.
To manage a switch through the command line interface over a network
using SSH:
1Ensure that you have set up the switch with IP information as described in
“Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 56.
2Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your
management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the
World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP is installed correctly.
3Check that you can communicate with the switch by entering a ping
command at the DOS prompt in the following format:
c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)
If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been
entered correctly and that the switch is powered up.
The switch automatically generates a host key pair when it is powered up
for the first time, or after any reset to factory defaults. Host key
generation may take a while, during which time SSH connections to the
switch will be refused.
4Install an SSH client application on the workstation from which you want
to use to access the switch.
3Com recommends the PuTTY, OpenSSH, and SSH Communications
Security Corp Secure Shell SSH clients.
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