3com 2948-SFP Plus User Guide

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You are now ready to manually set up the switch with IP information us-
ing the command line interface.

  You need to have the following information:

 

  IP address

 

  subnet mask

 

  default gateway

1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in “Connecting to the 
Console Port” page 14.

 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the switch 
detects a connection to its console port. When the process completes, the 
Login prompt displays.

 At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press Return. 
The

 Password prompt displays.

4 Press Return. If you have logged on correctly, Select menu option: 
should be displayed.

 Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the switch as follows:

Select menu option: ipSetup  
Enter configuration method (auto,manual): manual 
Enter IP address [169.254.145.76]:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 
Enter subnet mask [255.255.0.0]:mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm 
Enter gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]:ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg 
 (Note: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address, mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm is the 
subnet mask, and ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg is the gateway IP address of the 
switch.)

 Enter the logout command to terminate the CLI session.

The initial setup of your switch is now complete and the switch is ready 
for you to set up your chosen management method. See “Methods of 
Managing a Switch” on page 8.