3Com 9100 manual Logging on for, First Time, Light, Default Vlan named default, Login admin

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	If the switch passes the POST, the MGMT LED stops blinking and remains
	green. If the switch fails the POST, the MGMT LED shows a solid yellow
	light.
Logging on for the	After the switch has completed the POST, it is operational. Once
First Time	operational, you can log on to the switch and configure an IP address for
	the default VLAN (named default).
	To manually configure the IP settings, perform the following steps:

1Connect a terminal or workstation running terminal emulation software to the console port.

2At your terminal, press [Return] until you see the logon prompt.

3At the logon prompt, enter the default user name admin to log on with administrator privileges. For example:

login: admin

Administrator capabilities allow you to access all switch functions. For more information on switch security, refer to Chapter 3.

4At the password prompt, press [Return].

The default name, admin, has no password assigned. When you have successfully logged on to the switch, the command-line prompt displays the name of the switch in its prompt.

5Assign an IP address and subnetwork mask for VLAN default. The example below assigns an IP address of 123.45.67.8 and a subnetwork mask of 255.255.255.0.

config vlan default ipaddress 123.45.67.8 255.255.255.0

Your changes take effect immediately.

6Save your configuration changes so that they will be in effect after the next switch reboot, by typing

save

For more information on saving configuration changes, refer to

Chapter 10.

7When you are finished using the facility, log out of the switch by typing

logout