Preparing The Device For Router Mode; Pre-Routing Configuration Tasks; Reviewing And Configuring Routing; Enabling The Switch For Routing - Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Manual

Preparing the Device for Router Mode

Preparing the Device for Router Mode
Startup and general configuration of the Matrix Series device must occur from the switch CLI. For
details on how to start the device and configure general platform settings, refer to
General Configuration
Once startup and general device settings are complete, IP configuration and other router-specific
commands can be executed when the device is in router mode. For details on how to enable
router mode from the switch CLI, refer to
page 2-103
For information about...

Pre-Routing Configuration Tasks

Reviewing and Configuring Routing

Enabling Router Configuration Modes
Pre-Routing Configuration Tasks
The following pre‐routing tasks, as detailed in "Startup and General Configuration Summary" on
page 2‐1 and "Setting User Accounts and Passwords" on page 2‐15, must be performed from the
switch CLI.
• Starting up the CLI. ("Starting and Navigating the Command Line Interface" on page 2‐7)
• Setting the system password. ("set password" on page 2‐18)
• Configuring basic platform settings, such as host name, system clock, and terminal display
settings. ("Setting Basic Device Properties" on page 2‐30)
• Setting the system IP address. ("set ip address" on page 2‐31)
• Create and enable VLANs. (Chapter
• File management tasks, including uploading or downloading flash or text configuration files,
and displaying directory and file contents. ("Managing Configuration and Image Files" on
page 2‐80)
Table 2-8 Enabling the Switch for Routing
Step 1
Step 2
2-100 Startup and General Configuration
Summary" on page 2-1
.
Note: The command prompts used as examples in
operation for a user in Read-Write (rw) access mode, and a system where module 1 and VLAN 1
have been configured for routing. The prompt changes depending on your current configuration
mode, the specific Matrix device and module, and the interface types and numbers configured for
routing on your system.
To do this task
Enable router mode.
Enable router Privileged
EXEC mode.
Important Notice
and
"Setting User Accounts and
Table 2-9 in
"Enabling Router Configuration
7)
Table 2-8
Type this
command... At this prompt...
router Switch:
Matrix (rw)->
enable Router:
Matrix>Router>
show support
"Startup and
Passwords" on page 2-15
Modes" on
Refer to page...
2-100
2-101
2-103
and throughout this guide show switch
For details see...
"router" on
page 2-103
"Enabling Router
Configuration
Modes" on
page 2-103
.