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Setting Up Overview, Default Users and, Passwords,

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32 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Setting Up Overview 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 Figure 8. Detailed procedural steps 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 8 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram Power up the Switch. Plug and Play Setup Initial IP Information Setup IP information is automatically configured. Page 33. Yes Do you want to manually No configure the IP information? How do you want to connect to the Switch? How do you want to view the automatically configured IP information? Connect to a front panel port and use the Web Interface or Command Line Interface. Page 35. Connect to the console port and use the Command Line Interface. Page 38. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Page 42. Connect to a console port and use the Command Line Interface. Page 42. Feature Management How do you want to Manage your Switch? Page 45. Command Line Interface SNMP Page 49. Connect via the console port. Page 47. Connect over the network via Telnet. Page 47. Web Interface Connect over the network. Page 49. 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 users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on page 50.

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32
C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Setting Up
Overview
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
Figure 8
. Detailed procedural steps
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 8
Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow diagram
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
users and changing default passwords, see
“Default Users and
Passwords”
on
page 50
.
Plug and Play Setup
Initial IP Information Setup
Feature Management
Power up the Switch.
IP information is automatically configured.
Page 33.
Do you want to
configure the IP information?
manually
No
Connect to a front panel
port and use the Web
Interface or Command
Line Interface.
Page 35.
How do you want to connect to the Switch?
Connect to the console
port and use the
Command Line Interface.
Page 38.
Use 3Com Network
Supervisor (3NS).
Page 42.
Connect to a console
port and use the
Command Line Interface.
Page 42.
How do you want to Manage your Switch? Page 45.
Command Line Interface
Connect over the
network via Telnet.
Page 47.
Connect via the
console port.
Page 47.
Connect over the
network.
Page 49.
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
SNMP
Page 49.
Web Interface
Yes