Cisco Systems 2900 Series XL quick start IP Information Requirements, First-Time Startup

Assign Switch Information

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The first time that you access the switch, it runs a setup program that prompts you for IP and other configuration information necessary for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. This information is also required if you plan to use the Cluster Management Suite to configure and manage the switch.

Note: If the switch will be a cluster member managed through the IP address of the command switch, it is not necessary to assign IP information or a password. If you are configuring the switch as a standalone switch or as a command switch, you must assign IP information. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information.

IP Information Requirements

You will need the following information from your system administrator:

•Switch IP address

•Subnet mask (IP netmask)

2	Enter the switch IP address, and press
	Return:
	Enter IP address: ip_address
3	Enter the subnet mask, and press
	Return:
	Enter IP netmask: ip_netmask
4	Enter Y at the next prompt to specify a
	default gateway (router):
	Would you like to enter a default
	gateway address? [yes]: y
5	Enter the IP address of the default
	gateway, and press Return.
	IP address of the default gateway:
	ip_address
6	Enter a host name for the switch, and
	press Return.

Note: On a command switch, the host name is limited to 28 characters; on a member switch to 31 characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last character in a host name for any switch.

Enter a host name: host_name

•Default gateway (router)

•Enable secret password

First-Time Startup

Use this procedure to assign IP information:

1 Enter Y at the first prompt.

Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y

7 Enter a secret password, and press Return.

Note: The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case-sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces.

Enter enable secret:

secret_password