HP J8698A User Manual - Page 59

Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management, Starting a Telnet Session

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Getting Started With Switch Configuration Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management With your Series 5400zl Switches, you can use the switch's IP address to manage the switch from any PC that is on the same subnet as the switch. You can use either a Telnet session or a standard web browser to manage the switch. Starting a Telnet Session To access the switch through a Telnet session, follow these steps: 1. Ensure the switch is configured with an IP address and that the switch is reachable from the PC that is running the Telnet session (for example, by using a ping command to the switch's IP address). 2. Start the Telnet program on a PC that is on the same subnet as the switch and connect to the switch's IP address. 3. You will see the copyright page and the message "Press any key to continue". Press a key, and you will then see the switch console command (CLI) prompt, for example (assuming there is no password): ProCurve 5400zl# Enter help or ? to see a list of commands that can be executed at the prompt. Entering any command followed by help provides more detailed context help information about the command. Entering any command followed by ? displays a list of options that are available at that point in the command entry. Starting a Web Browser Session Your Series 5400zl Switch can be managed through a graphical interface that you can access from any PC or workstation on the network by running your web browser and typing in the switch's IP address as the URL. No additional software installation is required to make this interface available; it is included in the switch's onboard software. An example web browser interface screen is shown in the next illustration. 3-5 Getting Started With Switch Configuration

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3-5
Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management
Getting Started With Switch
Configuration
Using the IP Address for Remote Switch
Management
With your Series 5400zl Switches, you can use the switch’s IP address to
manage the switch from any PC that is on the same subnet as the switch. You
can use either a Telnet session or a standard web browser to manage the
switch.
Starting a Telnet Session
To access the switch through a Telnet session, follow these steps:
1.
Ensure the switch is configured with an IP address and that the switch is
reachable from the PC that is running the Telnet session (for example, by
using a
ping
command to the switch’s IP address).
2.
Start the Telnet program on a PC that is on the same subnet as the switch
and connect to the switch’s IP address.
3.
You will see the copyright page and the message “Press any key to
continue”. Press a key, and you will then see the switch console command
(CLI) prompt, for example (assuming there is no password):
ProCurve 5400zl#
Enter
help
or
?
to see a list of commands that can be executed at the
prompt. Entering any command followed by
help
provides more detailed
context help information about the command. Entering any command
followed by
?
displays a list of options that are available at that point in
the command entry.
Starting a Web Browser Session
Your Series 5400zl Switch can be managed through a graphical interface that
you can access from any PC or workstation on the network by running your
web browser and typing in the switch’s IP address as the URL. No additional
software installation is required to make this interface available; it is included
in the switch’s onboard software.
An example web browser interface screen is shown in the next illustration.