3Com 3CBLSG48 User Manual page 28

Viewing IP
Information using
the Console Port
This section describes how to view the automatically allocated IP infor-
mation using the command line interface. The automatic IP configura-
tion process usually completes within one minute after the switch is
connected to the network and powered up.
1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in "Connecting to
the Console Port" page 14.
The automatic IP configuration process usually completes within one
minute.
 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the
switch detects a connection to its console port.
 At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press
Return.
4 At the password prompt, press Return.If you have logged on
correctly, Select menu option: is displayed.
 Enter Summary to view a summary of allocated IP addresses. The
following is an example of the display from the Summary command.
Select menu option: summary
IP Method:
IP address:
Subnet mask:
Default gateway:
Runtime version:
Bootcode version:
Select menu option:
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
"Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 8.
For more information about the CLI, refer to "3Com CLI Reference
Guide".
If you do not intend to use the command line interface using the con-
sole port to manage the switch, you can logout, disconnect the serial
cable and close the terminal emulator software.
Manual
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