3Com 3CBLSG48 User Manual page 27

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HAPTER : ETTING
Manually set the IP
Address using the
Console Port
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TARTED
You are now ready to manually set up the switch with IP information us-
ing the command line interface.
You need to have the following information:
IP address
subnet mask
default gateway
1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in "Connecting to the
Console Port" page 14.
 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the switch
detects a connection to its console port. When the process completes, the
Login prompt displays.
 At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press Return.
The Password prompt displays.
4 Press Return. If you have logged on correctly, Select menu option:
should be displayed.
 Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the switch as follows:
Select menu option: ipSetup
Enter configuration method (auto,manual): manual
Enter IP address [169.254.145.76]:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Enter subnet mask [255.255.0.0]:mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm
Enter gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]:ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg
(Note: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address, mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm is the
subnet mask, and ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg is the gateway IP address of the
switch.)
 Enter the logout command to terminate the CLI session.
The initial setup of your switch is now complete and the switch is ready
for you to set up your chosen management method. See "Methods of
Managing a Switch" on page 8.