3com Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port User Manual

You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following 
ways:

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Connecting to the console port — connect a workstation using a 
console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then 
manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI).

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Connecting to a front panel port — connect a workstation using an 
Ethernet cable to a front panel port of the Switch. You can then 
manually enter IP information using the web interface or the 
command line interface (CLI).

To set up your Switch manually you can make a connection to the console 
port, (this example describes a local connection to the console port, 
rather than one via a modem). You can do this whilst the Switch is offline, 
that is, before you connect the Switch to a network, or whilst the Switch 
is online, that is, connected to a network.

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A workstation with terminal emulation software installed, such as 
Microsoft Hyperterminal. This software allows you to communicate 
with the Switch via the console port directly.

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Documentation supplied with the terminal emulation software.

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The console cable (RJ-45) supplied with your Switch.

You can find pin-out diagrams for the cable in Appendix A on page 87.

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You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the 
Switch with IP information:

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IP address

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subnet mask

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default gateway

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management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)