Setting Up Overview - 3Com SUPERSTACK 3 3870 Series Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up
Overview
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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
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 6 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram
How do you want to connect to the Switch?
Connect to a front
panel port and use the
Web Interface or
Command Line Interface.
See page 35
Command Line Interface
Connect via the
console port.
See page 43
Figure
Power Up the Switch.
IP Information is automatically configured.
page 33
See
Do you want to manually
Yes
configure the IP information?
Connect to the console
port and use the
Command Line
Interface.
See page 35
How do you want to manage your Switch? See
SNMP
See page 45
Connect over the
network via Telnet.
See page 43
6. Detailed procedural steps
No
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
Use 3Com Network Connect to the console
Supervisor (3NS). port and use the
See page 38 Command Line
Interface.
See page 38
Web Interface
Connect over the
network.
See page 45