Assigning An Ip Address To The Management Port; Setting System Identification - Nortel 1000BASE-XD Using Manual

Assigning an IP Address to the Management Port

You must assign an IP address to the Management port before you can use it for
out-of-band management.
To assign an IP address:
• Use the following command:
config bootconfig net mgmt ip <addr/mask>
where:
<addr/mask>
port.
Note: The preferred route for managing the switch is to use the Management
port.

Setting System Identification

System identification parameters specify the system name, contact person, and
location.
To set the system identification:
Specify the system name using the command:
1.
config sys set name <prompt>
where
root level prompt.
Specify the name of the contact person for the switch using the
2.
command:
config sys set contact <contact>
where
Define the location for the system with the command:
3.
config sys set location <location>
where
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specifies the IP address and mask of the Console Management
is an ASCII string specifying the system name and box or
<prompt>
is an ASCII string specifying the name of the person.
<contact>
is an ASCII string specifying the system location.
<location>
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