Entering The Initial Configuration Information; Ip Settings; Completing The Setup Program - Cisco IE-3010-16S-8PC Hardware Installation Manual

Appendix C Configuring the Switch with the CLI Setup Program

Entering the Initial Configuration Information

To set up the switch, you need to complete the setup program, which runs automatically after the switch
powers on. You must assign an IP address and other configuration information necessary for the switch
to communicate with the local routers and the Internet.

IP Settings

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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 host name for the switch, and press Return.
Step 2
On a command switch, the host name is limited to 28 characters and on a member switch to 31
characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last character in a host name for any switch.
Enter host name [Switch]: host_name
Enter an enable secret password, and press Return.
Step 3
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case sensitive,
allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces. The secret password is encrypted, and the enable password is
in plain text.
Enter enable secret: secret_password
Step 4 Enter an enable password, and press Return.
Enter enable password: enable_password
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Switch IP address
Subnet mask (IP netmask)
Default gateway (router)
Enable secret password
Enable password
Telnet password
Entering the Initial Configuration Information
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