A P P E N D I X D Configuring The Switch With The Cli-Based Setup Program; Entering The Initial Configuration Information; Ip Settings; Completing The Setup Program - Cisco IE 3000 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Entering the Initial Configuration Information

The PC or terminal displays the bootloader sequence. Press Enter to display the setup prompt. Follow
the steps described in the
Entering the Initial Configuration Information
To set up the switch, you need to complete the setup program, which runs automatically after the switch
is powered on. You must assign an IP address and other configuration information necessary for the
switch to communicate with the local routers and the Internet. This information is also required if you
plan to use the device manager or Cisco Network Assistant to configure and manage the switch.

IP Settings

You need this information from your network administrator before you complete the setup program:
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Completing the Setup Program

Follow these steps to complete the setup program and to create an initial configuration for the switch:
Step 1 Enter Yes at these two prompts.
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: yes
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity
for management of the system, extended setup will ask you
to configure each interface on the system.
Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]: yes
Enter a hostname for the switch, and press Return.
Step 2
On a command switch, the hostname is limited to 28 characters; on a member switch to 31 characters.
Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last character in a hostname for any switch.
Enter host name [Switch]: host_name
Cisco IE 3000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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"Entering the Initial Configuration Information" section on page
Switch IP address
Subnet mask (IP netmask)
Default gateway (router)
Enable secret password
Enable password
Telnet password
Appendix D Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program
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