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Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.)

Prompt

Description and action

 

 

Do you want to enable

Description: Specifies if you want to access

TELNET [n] (y/n)?

the switch by Telnet.

 

Action: Enter y to enable Telnet. Accept the

 

default (n) to not enable Telnet.

 

 

Do you want to enable TFTP

Description: Specifies if you want to access

[n] (y/n)?

the switch by Trivial FTP (TFTP).

 

Action: Enter y to enable TFTP. Accept the

 

default (n) to not enable TFTP.

 

 

Do you want to enable WEB

Description: Specifies if you want to enable

server service [n] (y/n)?

Web server service. Use the Web server

 

service to monitor statistics for the switch with

 

your Web browser.

 

Action: Enter y to enable Web server

 

service. Accept the default (n) to not enable

 

Web server service.

 

 

IP Address for mgmt port in

Description: Indicates the IP address for the

first CPU Slot [192.168.168.16

management port in the CPU slot you specify.

8/255.255.2.55.0]:

 

 

Action: Type the IP address of the

 

management port in the first CPU slot.

 

 

IP Address for mgmt port in

Description: Indicates the IP address for the

second CPU Slot [192.168.168

management port in the CPU slot you specify.

.169/255.255.255.0]:

 

 

Action: Type the IP address of the

 

management port in the second CPU slot.

 

 

IP Address for mgmt-virtual-ip

Description: Indicates the IP address for the

[0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0]:

virtual management port.

 

Action: Type the IP address of the virtual

 

management port. Accept the default

 

(0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0) to not specify an IP address.

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Commissioning

NN46205-319 01.01 Standard

30 May 2008

Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks

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