Cisco Systems 4840G appendix Configuring the Management Port

Chapter 3 Configuring the Catalyst 4840G Processor

Configuring the Management Port

Configuring the Management Port

The management port on the Catalyst 4840G SLB switch allows multiple simultaneous Telnet or SNMP network management sessions. Because there is no separate management port on the switch, you can configure any Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet port as a management port.

Note Any Fast Ethernet interface (fastethernet 1 through 40), and any Gigabit Ethernet interface (gigabitethernet 41 or 42) on the Catalyst 4840G SLB switch can be configured as a management port. After you have configured an interface as a management port, you cannot route or bridge traffic to the other Ethernet ports on the switch from this management port.

You can remotely configure the Catalyst 4840G SLB switch through the management port, but first you must configure an IP address so that the switch is reachable. You can configure the management port interface two ways: manually from the command-line interface (CLI) or by copying the configuration from the BOOTP server into NVRAM.

Before you begin to configure the management port interface manually, obtain the IP address and IP subnet mask of the SLB switch. Also, make sure the console cable is connected to the console port.

You can configure the management port from an IP connected network. To obtain remote management access using Telnet, perform this task:

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Command	Purpose
SLB-Switch> enable	Enter privileged EXEC configuration mode. You can also
SLB-Switch#	abbreviate the command to ena.
	The SLB-Switch#prompt indicates that you are in privileged
	EXEC configuration mode.
SLB-Switch#configure terminal	Enter global configuration mode. You can also abbreviate the
SLB-Switch(config)#	command to config t.
	The SLB-Switch(config)#prompt indicates that you are in
	global configuration mode.
SLB-Switch# enable	Set the enable password.
password password
SLB-Switch(config)# enable	Enter an enable secret password. Once set, a user must enter
secret password	the enable secret password to gain access to global
	configuration mode.
SLB-Switch(config)# interface	Enter interface configuration mode on the interface.
[fastethernet 1-40
gigabitethernet 41-42]
SLB-Switch(config-if)#
SLB-Switch(config-if)# ip address	Enter the IP address and IP subnet mask for the interface.
ip-address subnetmask
SLB-Switch(config-if)# no shutdown	Enable the interface.
SLB-Switch(config-if)# exit	Return to global configuration mode.
SLB-Switch(config)#

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