3Com SuperStackII Switch 3900 Quick Installation Manual page 7

Modem — Uses a modem to establish a connection between your
current Administration Console session and the Console port. When
you have configured the modem from the Administration Console
menu system, the Console appears to be directly connected to the
external modem.
These management access mechanisms are described briefly next and
more completely in the SuperStack II Switch 3900 and Switch 9300
Implementation Guide.
In-band Management (Switch 3900 and 9300). To manage your
network in band:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip interface define
2 Enter the IP address of the interface.
3 Enter the subnet mask. Press Return or Enter to accept the default or
current value.
4 Enter the index number of the VLAN that you want to associate with the
IP address.
For more information about configuring VLANs, see the SuperStack II
Switch 3900 and Switch 9300 Implementation Guide.
Out-of-band Management (Switch 9300 only).
network out of band:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip interface define
2 Enter the IP address for the out-of-band port.
3 Enter the subnet mask. Press Return or Enter to accept the default or
current value.
4 Enter as the interface type.
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