Extreme 3804 User Guide

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Summit24e3 Switch Installation and User Guide

Using the Console Interface

The CLI built into the switch is accessible by way of the 9-pin, RS-232 port labeled console, located on 
the front of the Summit 24e3 switch. 

Once the connection is established, you will see the switch prompt and you can log in.

Using Telnet

Any workstation with a Telnet facility should be able to communicate with the switch over a TCP/IP 
network.

Up to eight active Telnet sessions can access the switch concurrently. If 

idletimeouts

 are enabled, the 

Telnet connection will time out after 20 minutes of inactivity. If a connection to a Telnet session is lost 
inadvertently, the switch terminates the session within two hours.

Before you can start a Telnet session, you must configure the switch IP parameters. See “Configuring 
Switch IP Parameters” on page 50 for more information. Telnet is enabled by default.

To open the Telnet session, you must specify the IP address of the device that you want to manage. 
Check the user manual supplied with the Telnet facility if you are unsure of how to do this.

Once the connection is established, you will see the switch prompt and you may log in.

You can Telnet from the current CLI session to another host using the following command:

telnet [<ipaddress> | <hostname>] {<port_number>}

If the TCP port number is not specified, the Telnet session defaults to port 23. Only VT100 emulation is 
supported.

To manage the switch by way of a Telnet connection or by using an SNMP Network Manager, you must 
first configure the switch IP parameters.

If you are using IP and you have a Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) server set up correctly on your network, 
you must add the following information to the BOOTP server:

Switch Media Access Control (MAC) address, found on the rear label of the switch

IP address

Subnet address mask (optional)

Once this is done, the IP address and subnet mask for the switch will be downloaded automatically. You 
can then start managing the switch without further configuration.

You can enable BOOTP on a per-VLAN basis by using the following command: