Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Feature Guide
How to Configure the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module
•Enable password
•Telnet password
Note If your Cisco EtherSwitch service modules are stacked and there are multiple console connections to individual Cisco EtherSwitch service modules in the stack, the initial setup dialog appears on the first console where the user presses Enter.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.When prompted to enter the initial configuration dialog, enter yes.
2.Enter a hostname for the Cisco EtherSwitch service module, and press Return.
3.Enter an enable secret password, and press Return.
4.Enter an enable password, and press Return.
5.Enter a virtual terminal (Telnet) password, and press Return.
6.(Optional) Enter yes to configure SNMP or no to configure SNMP later through the CLI or Network Assistant, and then press Return.
7.Enter the interface name and press Return.
8.Enter yes and press Return.
9.Enter the Cisco EtherSwitch service module IP address and subnet mask and press Return .
10.Enter no and press Return.
11.Enter 2 and press Return.
DETAILED STEPS
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When prompted to enter the initial configuration | Initiates initial configuration dialog and basic management | |||
| dialog, enter yes. | setup. | ||
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Enter a hostname for the Cisco EtherSwitch service | Sets the hostname for the Cisco EtherSwitch service | |||
| module, and press Return. | module. | ||
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| module, the hostname is limited to 28 characters; on a | ||
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| cluster member Cisco EtherSwitch service module, the | ||
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| limit is 31 characters. | ||
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Enter an enable secret password, and press Return. | Sets the secret password to access privileged EXEC mode. | |||
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