3Com 3226 Getting Started - Page 38

38 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Viewing IP Information via the Console Port You are now ready to view the automatically allocated IP information using the command line interface. 1 Connect your Switch to the network using an Ethernet cable. As soon as a network connection is made the Switch begins the automatic IP configuration process. The automatic IP configuration process usually completes within one minute. 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the Switch detects a connection to its console port. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it starts. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and enter your password at the password prompt (or just press Return if you have not yet set a password). If you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in the example in Figure 11. Figure 11 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 3226 bridge - Administer bridge-wide parameters feature - Administer system features gettingStarted - Basic device configuration logout - Logout of the Command Line Interface physicalInterface - Administer physical interfaces protocol - Administer protocols security - Administer security system - Administer system-level functions trafficManagement - Administer traffic management Type ? for help 1 Select menu option: 4 At the Select menu option prompt enter the protocol ip interface summary command. A summary of the automatically allocated IP information is displayed. Make a note of the Network IP Address. The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for you to set up your chosen management method. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 39.