Connecting To The Console Port - 3Com SUPERSTACK 4226T Getting Started Manual

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HAPTER ETTING
Connecting to the
Console Port
U M
P FOR ANAGEMENT
top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in
the example in Figure
Figure 10 Example top-level command line interface menu
Menu options: --------------3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200---------------
bridge
gettingStarted
logout
physicalInterface
protocol
security
system
trafficManagement
Type ? For help
-------------------------------(1)-----------------------------------
Select menu option:
4 At the Select menu option prompt you can either:
enter the protocol ip basicConfig command. At the Enter
■
configuration method prompt enter manual. The screen
prompts you to enter IP information.
or
enter the gettingStarted command. At the Enter
■
configuration method prompt enter manual. The screen
prompts you to enter IP information.
5 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address for the Switch.
The screen displays a summary of the information entered.
The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready
for you to set up your chosen management method. See
Managing a Switch"
To set up your Switch manually you can alternatively make a connection
to the console port (this example describes a local connection to the
console port, rather than a remote one via a modem). You can do this
whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before you connect the Switch to a
network, or whilst the Switch is online, that is, connected to a network.
10.
- Administer bridge-wide parameters
- Basic device configuration
- Logout of the Command Line Interface
- Administer physical interfaces
- Administer protocols
- Administer security
- Administer sytem-level functions
- Administer traffic management
on page 45.
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