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Configuring the Switch

This chapter is a guide for using the console Switch Setup screen to quickly assign an IP (Internet Protocol) address and subnet mask to the switch, set a Manager password, and, optionally, configure other basic features.

For more information on using the switch console and the web browser interface, please see the Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web site at www.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals, (See page 1-13).

 

Recommended Minimal Configuration

 

In the factory default configuration, the switch has no IP (Internet Protocol)

 

address and subnet mask, and no passwords. In this state, it can be managed

 

only through a direct console connection. To manage the switch through in-

 

band (networked) access, you should configure the switch with an IP address

 

and subnet mask compatible with your network. Also, you should configure

 

a Manager password to control access privileges from the console and web

 

browser interface. Other parameters in the Switch Setup screen can be left at

 

their default settings or you can configure them with values you enter.

 

Many other features can be configured through the switch’s console interface,

 

to optimize the switch’s performance, to enhance your control of the network

 

traffic, and to improve network security. Once an IP address has been

 

configured on the switch, these features can be accessed more conveniently

 

through a remote Telnet session, through the switch’s web browser interface,

 

and from an SNMP network management station running a network

 

management program. For a listing of switch features available with and

 

without an IP address, refer to “How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation”

 

in the Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web

 

site at www.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals, (See page 1-13).

 

For more information on IP addressing, refer to “IP Configuration” in the

 

Management and Configuration Guide.

 

 

N o t e

By default, the switch is configured to acquire an IP address configuration

 

from a DHCP or Bootp server. To use DHCP/Bootp instead of the manual

 

method described in this chapter, see “DHCP/Bootp Operation” in the

 

Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web site

 

at www.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals, (See page 1-13).

 

 

 

 

Switch the Configuring

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