Manually Configuring Ip Information; Connecting To The Console Port - 3Com SUPERSTACK 3 3870 Series Getting Started Manual

Manually
Configuring IP
Information
Connecting to the
Console Port
You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following
way:
Connecting to the console port — connect a workstation using a
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console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then
manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI).
To set up your Switch manually you can alternatively make a connection
to the console port (this example describes a local connection to the
console port, rather than a remote one via a modem). You can do this
whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before you connect the Switch to a
network, or whilst the Switch is online, that is, connected to a network.
Pre-requisites
A workstation with terminal emulation software installed, such as
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Microsoft Hyperterminal. This software allows you to communicate
with the Switch via the console port directly, or through a modem.
Documentation supplied with the terminal emulation software.
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A suitable cable:
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An RJ-45 to DB9 converter cable.
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A standard null modem cable — if you are connecting directly to
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the console port, or
A standard modem cable — if you are connecting to the console
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port using a modem.
You can find pin-out diagrams for both cables in
You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the
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Switch with IP information:
IP address
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subnet mask
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default gateway
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Manually Configuring IP Information

Appendix B
35
on page 63.