Setting Up Overview - 3Com 4500 Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up
Overview
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
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 16. 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
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automatically configured IP information
Prepare for your chosen method of management
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Figure 16 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow Diagram
How do you want to connect to the Switch?
Connect to the con-
sole port and use the
Command Line Inter-
face.
See page 49
Command Line Interface
Connect via the
console port.
See page 58
Power Up the Switch.
IP Information is automatically configured via
DHCP
See page 47
Do you want to manually
Yes
configure the IP information?
Connect to a front panel port
and use the Web Interface or
Command Line
Interface.
See page 49
How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 44
SNMP
See page 61
Connect over the
network via Telnet.
See page 58
No
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
Use 3Com Network Connect to the console
Director (3ND). port and use the
See page 56 Command Line
Interface.
See page 56
Web Interface
Connect over the
network.
See page 61