Manually Configuring Ip Information; Connecting To The Console Port - 3Com 4500G Getting Started Manual

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Manually
Configuring IP
Information
Connecting to the
Console Port
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You can manually configure the switch IP information in the following
ways:

Connecting to the console port

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Connect a workstation using a console cable to the console port of the
switch. You can then manually enter IP information using the command
line interface (CLI).
Connecting to a front panel port
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Connect a workstation using an Ethernet cable to a front panel port of
the switch. You can then manually enter IP information using the web
interface or the command line interface (CLI).
To set up your switch manually you can make a connection to the console
port, (this example describes a local connection to the console port, rather
than one using a modem). You can do this while the switch is offline
(before you connect the switch to a network) or while the switch is online
(connected to a network).
Prerequisites
A workstation with terminal emulation software installed, such as
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Microsoft Hyperterminal. This software allows you to communicate with
the switch using the console port directly.
Documentation supplied with the terminal emulation software.
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The console cable (RJ-45) supplied with your switch.
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You can find pin-out diagrams for the cable in Appendix A on page 79.
You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the
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switch with IP information:
IP address
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subnet mask
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default gateway
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management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)
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