3Com SuperStack 3 3870 Getting Started Manual page 37

To connect to command line interface, follow these steps:
1 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and
press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, the
top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in
the example in Figure 8.
Figure 8 Example Top-level Command Line Interface Menu
Menu options: -------3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 48-port--------
bridge
feature
gettingStarted
logout
physicalInterface
protocol
security
system
trafficManagement
Type ? for help.
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Select menu option:
2 At the Select menu option prompt, you can either:
Enter the protocol ip basicConfig command. At the Enter
■
configuration method prompt, enter manual. The screen
prompts you to enter the IP information.
or
Enter the gettingStarted command. At the Enter
■
configuration method prompt, enter manual. The screen
prompts you to enter the IP information.
3 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address for the Switch.
The screen displays a summary of the information entered.
If using the gettingStarted command, you will then be prompted to
enter system information or to change passwords, and then given the
option to carry out advanced configuration.
The initial setup of your Switch is now complete and you can now set up
your chosen management method. See "Methods of Managing a
Switch" on page 39.
If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console
port to manage the Switch, you can log off, disconnect the serial cable,
and close the terminal emulator software.
Manually Configuring IP Information
- Administer bridge-wide parameters
- Administer system features
- Basic device configuration
- Logout of the Command Line Interface
- Administer physical interfaces
- Administer protocols
- Administer security
- Administer system-level functions
- Administer traffic management
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