For example, the IP address assigned to this switch, 10.1.0.1, with subnet mask
255.255.255.0, consists of a network portion (10.1.0) and a host port ion (1).
Note:
The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default.
To access the stack through a Telnet session, you must first set the IP address for
the Master unit, and set the default gateway if you are mana ging the s witch fro m a
different IP subnet. For example,
Console(config)#interface vlan 1
Console(config-if)#ip address 10.1.0.254 255.255.255.0
Console(config-if)#exit
Console(config)#ip default-gateway 10.1.0.254
If your corporate network is connected to another network o utside your offi ce or to
the Internet, you need to apply for a registered IP address. However, if you are
attached to an isolated network, th en you can us e any IP addre ss that m atches the
network segment to which you are attached.
After you configure the switch with an IP address, you can open a Telnet se ssio n by
performing these steps:
1. From the remote host, enter the Telnet command and the IP address of the
device you want to access.
2. At the prompt, enter the user name and system password. The CLI will displa y
the “Vty-n#” prompt for the admi nistrato r to show t hat you ar e using pr ivileged
access mode (i.e., Privileged Exec), or “Vty-n>” for the guest to show that you
are using normal access mode (i.e., Normal Exec), where n indicates the
number of the current Telnet session.
3. Enter the necessary commands to complete your des ired ta sks.
4. When finished, exit the session with the “quit” or “exit” com mand.
After entering the Telnet command, the login screen displays:
Username: admin
Password:
CLI session with the 24/48 L3 GE Switch is opened.
To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
Vty-0#
Note:
You can open up to four sessions to the device via Telnet.
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Overview of the Command Line Interface
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