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To establish a console connection with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch:
1. Connect the terminal to the console port using the null modem cable.
2. Power on the terminal.
3. Press the Enter key a few times on your terminal to establish the connection.
4. You will be required to enter a password for access to the GbE2 Interconnect Switch.
(For more information, refer to the "Setting Passwords" section in Chapter 3.)
Setting an IP Address
To access the GbE2 Interconnect Switch via a Telnet or an SSH connection, you need to have
an Internet Protocol (IP) address set for the switch. The GbE2 Interconnect Switch can get its
IP address in one of two ways:
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Using a Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) server—By default, the management interface is
set up to request its IP address from a BOOTP server. If you have a BOOTP server on
your network, add the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the GbE2 Interconnect
Switch to the BOOTP configuration file located on the BOOTP server. The MAC address
can be found on a small white label on the back panel of the GbE2 Interconnect Switch.
The MAC address can also be found in the System Information menu (Refer to the
"System Information" section in Chapter 4.) If you are using a DHCP server that also
does BOOTP, you do not have to configure the MAC address.
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Configuring manually—If your network does not support BOOTP, you must configure
the management port with an IP address. For information on how to manually configure
the IP address, refer to the "Setup Part 1: Basic System Configuration" section in
Chapter 3.
Establishing a Telnet Connection
A Telnet connection offers the convenience of accessing the GbE2 Interconnect Switch from
any workstation connected to the network. Telnet provides the same options for user,
operator, and administrator access as those available through the console port. By default,
Telnet is enabled on the GbE2 Interconnect Switch. The GbE2 Interconnect Switch supports
four concurrent Telnet connections.
Once the IP parameters are configured, you can access the CLI using a Telnet connection. To
establish a Telnet connection with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch, run the Telnet program on
your workstation and enter the telnet command, followed by the GbE2 Interconnect Switch
IP address:
telnet <GbE2 Interconnect Switch IP address>
You will then be prompted to enter a password. The password entered determines the access
level: administrator, operator, or user. Refer to the "Accessing the GbE2 Interconnect
Switch" section later in this chapter for description of default passwords.
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