Getting Started With Switch Configuration; Recommended Minimal Configuration; Minimal Configuration Through The Console Port Connection - HP Aruba 3810M Series Installation And Getting Started Manual

3 Getting Started With Switch Configuration

This chapter is intended as a guide for using the console Switch Setup screen to quickly assign
an IP (Internet Protocol) address and subnet mask to the switch, set a Manager password, and,
optionally, configure other basic features.
For more information on using the switch console and the other switch management interfaces:
the web browser interface and the SNMP management tool, Aruba IMC, see the Management
and Configuration Guide, which is on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website at
www.hpe.com/networking/support.

Recommended Minimal Configuration

In the factory default configuration, the switch has no IP (Internet Protocol) address and subnet
mask, and no passwords. In this state, it can be managed only through a direct console connection.
To manage the switch through a networked (in-band data port or out-of-band management port)
connection, you must first configure the switch with an IP address and subnet mask compatible
with your network.
Also, you should configure a Manager password to control access privileges from the console
and web browser interface. Other parameters in the Switch Setup screen can be left at their
default settings or you can configure them with new values.
You can configure many other switch features through the switch's console interface to:
Optimize switch performance
Enhance control of network traffic
Improve network security
Enable stacking
After you configure an IP address on the switch, you can manage these features more conveniently
in any of the following ways:
A remote Telnet session
A web browser interface
An SNMP network management station running a network management program, like IMC.
For a list of switch features available with and without an IP address, refer to "How IP Addressing
Affects Switch Operation" in the Management and Configuration Guide on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website.
For more information on IP addressing, refer to "IP Configuration" in the Management and
Configuration Guide.
NOTE: By default, the switch is configured to acquire an IP address configuration from a DHCP
or Bootp server. To use DHCP/Bootp instead of the manual configuration method described in
"Minimal Configuration Through the Console Port Connection", see "DHCP/Bootp Operation" in
the Management and Configuration Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

Minimal Configuration Through the Console Port Connection

The quickest and easiest way to minimally configure the switch for networked management and
password protection is to use the direct (out-of-band) connection through the console port to
start a console session and access the Switch Setup screen.
1. Configure a management console as described in
(page 44).
58 Getting Started With Switch Configuration
" Configuring the Management Console"
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