3com 3CR17451-91 User Manual

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C
HAPTER
 3: S
ETTING
 U
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FOR
 M
ANAGEMENT
Setting Up 
Overview
This section gives an overview of what you need to do to get your Switch 
set up and ready for management when it is in its default state. The 
whole setup process is summarized in Figure 6. Detailed procedural steps 
are contained in the sections that follow. In brief, you need to:
Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view the 
automatically configured IP information
Prepare for your chosen method of management
Figure 6   Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram
Plug and Play
 Set
up
In
it
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l IP
 In
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 S
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Featur
e Management
Power Up the Switch.
IP Information is automatically configured.
Do you want to manually 
configure the IP information?
How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 39
SNMP
Command Line Interface
Connect via the 
console port.
Web Interface
Connect over the 
network via Telnet.
Connect over the 
network.
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
Connect to the console 
port and use the 
Command Line 
Interface.
Use 3Com Network 
Supervisor (3NS).
Connect to the console 
port and use the 
Command Line 
Interface.
Yes
No
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