Using The Ip Address For Remote Switch Management; Starting A Telnet Session; Starting A Web Browser Session - Aruba 2930F 24G 4SFP Plus Installation And Getting Started Manual

Some basic information on managing your switch is included in the next section. For more information on the
console, web browser, and SNMP management interfaces and all the features that can be configured on the
switch, see the latest version of the Basic Operation Guide and the Management and Configuration Guide for
your switch at http://www.hpe.com/support/manuals.
Software updates
For software updates, see Accessing updates.
Recovering from a lost manager password
If you cannot start a console session at the manager level because of a lost manager password, you can clear all
passwords and user names by getting physical access to the switch and pressing and holding the Clear button for
more than 5 seconds. See Reset and Clear buttons.

Using the IP address for remote switch management

The IP address of a switch can be used to manage the switch from any PC on the same or on a different subnet
as the switch. In a networked connection, you can use a Telnet session or a standard web browser to manage the
switch.

Starting a Telnet session

To access the switch through a Telnet session, follow these steps:
Procedure
1. Make sure the switch is configured with an IP address and that the switch is reachable from the PC that is
running the Telnet session (for example, by using a Ping command to the switch's IP address).
2. Start the Telnet program on a PC that is on the same subnet as the switch and connect to the switch's IP
address.
3. You will see the copyright page and the message "Press any key to continue". Press a key, and you will then
see the switch console command (CLI) prompt, for example: Aruba-2930F-24G-4SFPP#
Enter help or ? to see a list of commands that can be executed at the prompt. Entering any command
followed by help provides more detailed context help information about the command. Entering any command
followed by ? displays a list of options that are available at that point in the command entry.

Starting a web browser session

The Aruba 2930F switches can be managed through a graphical interface that you can access from any PC or
workstation on the network by running your web browser and typing in the switch's IP address as the URL. No
additional software installation is required to make this interface available; it is included in the switch's onboard
software.
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