Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Using the Setup Utility, Information Needed For Setup

Alteon OS Command Reference

Using the Setup Utility

Whenever you log in as the system administrator under the factory default configuration, you are asked whether you wish to run the Setup utility. Setup can also be activated manually from the command line interface any time after login.

Information Needed For Setup

Setup requests the following information:

„Basic system information

†Date & time

†Whether to use Spanning Tree Group or not

„Optional configuration for each port

†Speed, duplex, flow control, and negotiation mode (as appropriate)

†Whether to use VLAN tagging or not (as appropriate)

„Optional configuration for each VLAN

†Name of VLAN

†Which ports are included in the VLAN

„Optional configuration of IP parameters

†IP address, subnet mask, and VLAN for each IP interface

†IP addresses for default gateway

†Destination, subnet mask, and gateway IP address for each IP static route

†Whether IP forwarding is enabled or not

†Whether the RIP supply is enabled or not

Starting Setup When You Log In

The Setup prompt appears automatically whenever you login as the system administrator under the factory default settings.

1.Connect to the switch.

After connecting, the login prompt will appear as shown below.

Enter Password:

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