3Com 3CR17561-91-US Getting Started Guide - Page 54

Using 3Com Network Director, Connecting to the Console Port

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54 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT ■ Connecting to the Console Port - connect a workstation using a console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then view the IP information automatically assigned to the Switch using the command line interface (CLI). Using 3Com Network You can use the 3Com Network Director application (available from the Director 3Com website) to discover the automatically allocated IP information. 1 Connect your Switch to the network. 2 Power-up the Switch and wait for two minutes. 3 Launch 3Com Network Director and run the Auto-discovery wizard. 3Com Network Director will auto-discover the new Switch and display the IP information that has been automatically allocated to the Switch. Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static IP addresses to be configured so that you know what IP address the Switch will be given. Refer to the documentation that accompanies your DHCP or BootP server. If your network does not have a DHCP or BootP server, the workstation running 3Com Network Director must be on the same subnet as the Switch, because Auto-IP addresses are non-routable. Connecting to the Console Port Alternatively, you can view the automatically configured IP information via the command line interface (CLI) through a connection to the console port. (This example describes a local connection to the console port, rather than a remote one via a modem.) For further information on connecting via the console port see "Connecting the Workstation to the Switch"on page 48. 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 the 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.

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54
C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
■
Connecting to the Console Port — connect a workstation using a
console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then view the
IP information automatically assigned to the Switch using the
command line interface (CLI).
Using 3Com Network
Director
You can use the 3Com Network Director application (available from the
3Com website) to discover the automatically allocated IP information.
1
Connect your Switch to the network.
2
Power-up the Switch and wait for two minutes.
3
Launch 3Com Network Director and run the Auto-discovery wizard.
3Com Network Director will auto-discover the new Switch and display
the IP information that has been automatically allocated to the Switch.
Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static IP addresses to be configured
so that you know what IP address the Switch will be given. Refer to the
documentation that accompanies your DHCP or BootP server.
If your network does not have a DHCP or BootP server, the workstation
running 3Com Network Director must be on the same subnet as the
Switch, because Auto-IP addresses are non-routable.
Connecting to the
Console Port
Alternatively, you can view the automatically configured IP information
via the command line interface (CLI) through a connection to the console
port. (This example describes a local connection to the console port,
rather than a remote one via a modem.) For further information on
connecting via the console port see “Connecting the Workstation to the
Switch”on page 48.
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 the 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.