3com 3CR17451-91 User Manual
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C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Setting Up
Overview
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:
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
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
fo
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a
ti
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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.
See page 33
Use 3Com Network
Supervisor (3NS).
Connect to the console
port and use the
Command Line
Interface.
Yes
No
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