HP Aruba 3810M Series Installation And Getting Started Manual page 59

2. Set up a console connection through the Console port by following the procedure described
in Setting Up a Console
on the console screen, typically with the switch model number; for example: Aruba 3810M#
3. At the prompt, enter the setup command to display the Switch Setup screen. The following
illustration shows the Setup screen with the default settings.
Figure 35 Example CLI switch setup screen
4. Use the Tab key to select the Manager Password field and enter a manager password.
5. Tab to the IP Config (DHCP/Bootp) field and use the Space bar to select the Manual option.
6. Tab to the IP Address field and enter the IP address that is compatible with your network.
7. Tab to the Subnet Mask field and enter the subnet mask for your network.
8. Press Enter, then S (for Save).
The following fields are displayed in the Setup screen. For more information on these fields, see
the Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
at http://www.hpe.com/networking/support.
Parameter Default
System blank
Name
System blank
Contact
Manager blank
Password
Logon CLI
Default
Time Zone 0 (none)
Community public
Name
Spanning No
Tree Enabled
Default blank
Gateway
Time Sync None
Method
Connection. The 3810M command-line prompt should be displayed
Optional; up to 32 characters, including spaces
Optional; up to 48 characters, including spaces
Recommended; up to 64 characters (no blank spaces)
The default setting selects the command line interface for console access.
The alternative is the menu interface.
Optional; 1440 to -1440. The number of minutes your location is to the West
(-) or East (+) of GMT.
Default setting recommended.
Default setting recommended unless STP is already running on your network
or the switch will be used in complex network topologies.
Optional; Enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway node if network traffic
needs to be able to reach off-subnet destinations.
Optional; The protocol the switch uses to acquire a time signal. The options
are SNTP and TimeP.
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