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Getting Started With Switch Configuration, Recommended Minimal Configuration

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3 Getting Started With Switch Configuration This chapter is a guide for using the console Switch Setup screen to quickly assign an IP (Internet Protocol) address and subnet mask to the switch, set a Manager password, and, optionally, configure other basic features. For more information on using the switch console and the other switch management interfaces: the web browser interface and the SNMP manage­ ment tool, HP ProCurve Manager for Hubs & Switches, please see the Manage­ ment and Configuration Guide on the documentation CD-ROM that came with your switch. Recommended Minimal Configuration In the factory default configuration, the switch has no IP (Internet Protocol) address and subnet mask, and no passwords. In this state, it can be managed only through a direct console connection. To manage the switch through inband (networked) access, you should configure the switch with an IP address and subnet mask compatible with your network. Also, you should configure a Manager password to control access privileges from the console and web browser interface. Other parameters in the Switch Setup screen can be left at their default settings or you can configure them with values you enter. Many other features can be configured through the switch's console interface, to optimize the switch's performance, to enhance your control of the network traffic, and to improve network security. Once an IP address has been config­ ured on the switch, these features can be accessed more conveniently through a remote Telnet session, through the switch's web browser interface, and from an SNMP network management station running a network management program, such as HP ProCurve Manager for Hubs & Switches. For a listing of switch features available with and without an IP address, refer to "How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation" in the Management and Configuration Guide that is on the documentation CD-ROM that came with your switch. For more information on IP addressing, refer to "IP Configuration" in the Management and Configuration Guide. 3-1 Getting Started With Switch Configuration

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3
Getting Started With Switch Configuration
This chapter is a guide for using the console Switch Setup screen to quickly
assign an IP (Internet Protocol) address and subnet mask to the switch, set a
Manager password, and, optionally, configure other basic features.
For more information on using the switch console and the other switch
management interfaces: the web browser interface and the SNMP manage-
ment tool, HP ProCurve Manager for Hubs & Switches, please see the
Manage-
ment and Configuration Guide
on the documentation CD-ROM that came
with your switch.
Recommended Minimal Configuration
In the factory default configuration, the switch has no IP (Internet Protocol)
address and subnet mask, and no passwords. In this state, it can be managed
only through a direct console connection. To manage the switch through in-
band (networked) access, you should configure the switch with an IP address
and subnet mask compatible with your network. Also, you should configure
a Manager password to control access privileges from the console and web
browser interface. Other parameters in the Switch Setup screen can be left at
their default settings or you can configure them with values you enter.
Many other features can be configured through the switch’s console interface,
to optimize the switch’s performance, to enhance your control of the network
traffic, and to improve network security. Once an IP address has been config-
ured on the switch, these features can be accessed more conveniently through
a remote Telnet session, through the switch’s web browser interface, and from
an SNMP network management station running a network management
program, such as HP ProCurve Manager for Hubs & Switches. For a listing of
switch features available with and without an IP address, refer to “How IP
Addressing Affects Switch Operation” in the
Management and Configuration
Guide
that is on the documentation CD-ROM that came with your switch.
For more information on IP addressing, refer to “IP Configuration” in the
Management and Configuration Guide
.
Configuration
Getting Started With Switch
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