3com 4500G Quick Setup Guide

This section describes how you can set up command line interface 
management using a local console port connection or over the network.

User interface configuration is provided by the switch to configure and 
manage the port data. There are two types of user interfaces:

■

AUX User Interface—used to log in to your switch using the console 
port. A fabric can have up to eight AUX user interfaces.

■

VTY User Interface—used to Telnet to the switch. The switch can have 
up to five VTY user interfaces.

To manage a switch using the command line interface using the local 
console port connection:

1 Ensure you have connected your workstation to the console port correctly 

as described in “Connecting to the Console Port” on page 42.

2 Your switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured 

through the CLI using its console port.

To manage a switch using the command line interface over a network using 
Telnet:

1 Ensure you have already set up the switch with IP information as described 

in “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 36.

2 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your 

management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the 
World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.

3 Check you can communicate with the switch by entering a ping command 

at the DOS prompt in the following format: 

(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)

If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been 
entered correctly and the switch is powered up.