Setting Ip Parameters For The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series; Setting Ip Parameters Using The Console Port And Cli Quickstart; Installation Guide; Nn47205-300 (322811-B) 03.01 Standard - Nortel 4524GT Installation Manual

Setting IP parameters for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500
Series
After a Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series switch starts up and
initializes all software modules, it begins switching operations.
To manage the switch using Telnet or SNMP, or to perform TFTP operations,
you must set certain IP parameters. Also, if you intend to connect the switch
to a stack configuration, you must assign additional parameters to ensure
proper stack operation.
For more information about the QuickStart and switch configuration, see the
system configuration guide listed in
You must configure the following IP parameters for initial switch setup:
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Use the following procedures to set initial IP Parameters:
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Setting IP parameters using the console port and CLI Quickstart

To set IP parameters for a switch configured with the factory default settings,
perform the following procedure using the console port and CLI Quickstart
Step
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Setting IP parameters for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series 47

IP address of the switch or stack
subnet mask
gateway address
"Setting IP parameters using the console port and CLI Quickstart" (page
47)
"Setting IP parameters using the console port and CLI" (page 49)
"Setting IP parameters using IP.CFG file on a USB memory device"
(page 50)
"Setting IP parameters using bootp" (page 52)
"Setting IP parameters using the Web-based Management Interface"
(page 52)
Action
Connect a terminal to the console port of the switch.
You can use any terminal or PC with an appropriate terminal
emulator as the management
(page 47) lists the parameters that you must use with any terminal
emulation software used to connect to the switch.
Terminal emulation settings
Property
Baud Rate
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series

Installation Guide

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"Related publications" (page
station."Terminal emulation settings"
Value
9600 bps
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