Setting Up Overview - 3Com 3C17708-US - Switch 4050 Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up
Overview
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This section gives an overview of what you need to do to get your Switch
set up and ready for management when it is in its default state. The
whole setup process is summarised in
are contained in the sections that follow. In brief, you need to:
Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view the
automatically configured IP information
Prepare for your chosen method of management
Figure 9 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram
How do you want to connect to the Switch?
Connect to a front
panel port and use the
Web Interface or
Command Line Interface.
See page 41
Command Line Interface
Connect via the
console port.
See page 52
CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must
change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not
intend to actively manage your Switch. For more information on default
Figure
Power Up the Switch.
IP Information is automatically configured.
See page 39
Do you want to manually
Yes
configure the IP information?
Connect to the console
port and use the
Command Line
Interface.
See page 41
How do you want to manage your Switch? See
SNMP
See page 55
Connect over the
network via Telnet.
See page 52
9. Detailed procedural steps
No
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
Use 3Com Network Connect to the console
Supervisor (3NS). port and use the
See page 47 Command Line
Interface.
See page 48
page 50
Web Interface
Connect over the
network.
See page 54