Viewing Automatically Configured Ip Information; Using 3Com Network Director; Connecting To The Console Port - 3Com 4500G Getting Started Manual

Viewing
Automatically
Configured IP
Information
Using 3Com Network
Director
Connecting to the
Console Port
If you allow the switch to automatically configure its own IP information
you need to discover and view the IP information before you can begin to
manage the switch. You can discover the IP information in two ways:

Using 3Com Network Director

■
This application will auto-discover the switch and display the
automatically allocated IP information assigned to the switch.

Connecting to the Console Port

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Connect a workstation using a console cable to the console port of the
switch. You can then view the IP information automatically assigned to
the switch using the command line interface (CLI).
You can use the 3Com Network Director application (available from the
3Com website) to discover the automatically allocated IP information.
1 Connect your switch to the network.
2 Power-up the switch and wait for two minutes.
3 Launch 3Com Network Director and run the Auto-discovery wizard.
3Com Network Director will auto-discover the new switch and display the
IP information that has been automatically allocated to the switch.
Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static IP addresses to be configured so
that you know what IP address the switch will be given. Refer to the
documentation that accompanies your DHCP or BootP server.
If your network does not have a DHCP or BootP server, the workstation
running 3Com Network Director must be on the same subnet as the
switch, because Auto-IP addresses are non-routable.
Alternatively, you can view the automatically configured IP information
using the command line interface (CLI) through a connection to the console
port. (This example describes a local connection to the console port, rather
than a remote one using a modem.) For further information on connecting
using the console port see "Connecting the Workstation to the Switch"on
page 43.

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