Cisco Systems RJ-45-to-AUX manual Entering a Contact Name and Location Information

Entering a Contact Name and Location Information

Next, let’s set the contact name for the person or organization that is administering this switch. Use the following commands to set the switch contact and location:

CORIOLIS5500(enable) set system contact Joe Snow

CORIOLIS5500(enable) set system location Coriolis Wiring Closet

Configuring System and Time Information

For troubleshooting with SNMP and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), you need to configure system information to identify the switch. By setting the correct date and time, you can be assured that error or log messages will be accurate. To make changes to the system information, use the following commands:

CORIOLIS5500(enable) set system name CORIOLIS−5500

CORIOLIS5500(enable) set time Sun 10/08/00 23:59:00

Configuring an IP Address and Netmask

Before you can Telnet, ping, or manage the switch remotely, you need to define an IP address and netmask for the console port and assign it to a VLAN. By default, the switch console is in VLAN1. The syntax for setting up a console interface is:

set interface sc0 [vlan] [ip address] [subnet mask] [broadcast address]

For example, to set up a console with the IP address 68.187.127.1 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0 in VLAN2, you would enter the following command:

Console (enable) set interface sc0 2 68.187.127.1 255.255.255.0

Interface sc0 vlan set, IP address and netmask set.

Note It is only necessary to enter the broadcast address if the address entered is something other than a Class A, B, or C address.

Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) access can also be set up for the console port. SLIP is an older method of connecting to network devices. When you configure the SLIP (sl0) interface, you can open a point−to−point connection to the switch through the console port from a workstation. The command syntax for configuring a SLIP interface is:

set interface sl0 slip_addr dest_addr

To configure a SLIP interface, enter the following:

Console> (enable) set interface sl0 68.187.127.1 68.187.127.2

Interface sl0 slip and destination address set.

Console> (enable) slip attach

Console Port now running SLIP.

The console port must be used for the SLIP connections. If you use the console port to access the switch when you enter the slip attach command, you will lose the console port connection. When the SLIP connection is enabled and SLIP is attached on the console port, an Electronic Industries Association/Telecommunications Industry Association−232 (EIA/TIA−232) or dumb terminal cannot connect through the console port.

To see the interface IP information that has been configured, use the following command:

Console> (enable) show interface sl0: flags=51<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING>

slip 68.187.127.1 dest 68.187.127.2

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