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Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 67 You can now set up your switch management method. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 56 to determine which method is best for you. Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information If you allow the switch to automatically configure its own IP information, you need to discover and view the IP information before you can begin to manage the switch. You can discover the IP information in two ways: ■ Using 3Com Network Director to auto-discover the switch and display the automatically allocated IP information assigned to the switch. ■ Connect a workstation using a console cable to the switch's console port. You can then view the IP information automatically assigned to the switch using the command line interface (CLI). Using 3Com Network To use the 3Com Network Director application (available from the 3Com Director Web site) 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 automatically discovers the new switch and displays the IP information allocated to the switch. Most DHCP and BootP servers allow you to configure static IP addresses so that you know what IP address is given to the switch. Refer to the documentation that accompanies your DHCP or BootP server for instructions. 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 You can view the automatically configured IP information using the Console Port 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 connection using a modem. For further information on connecting to the console port see "Connecting the Workstation to the Switch"on page 62.

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Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information
67
You can now set up your switch management method. See “Methods of
Managing a Switch” on page 56 to determine which method is best for
you.
Viewing
Automatically
Configured IP
Information
If you allow the switch to automatically configure its own IP information,
you need to discover and view the IP information before you can begin to
manage the switch. You can discover the IP information in two ways:
■
Using 3Com Network Director to auto-discover the switch and display
the automatically allocated IP information assigned to the switch.
■
Connect a workstation using a console cable to the switch’s console
port. You can then view the IP information automatically assigned to
the switch using the command line interface (CLI).
Using 3Com Network
Director
To use the 3Com Network Director application (available from the 3Com
Web site) 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 automatically discovers the new switch and
displays the IP information allocated to the switch.
Most DHCP and BootP servers allow you to configure static IP addresses
so that you know what IP address is given to the switch. Refer to the
documentation that accompanies your DHCP or BootP server for
instructions.
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
You can view the automatically configured IP information using 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 connection using a modem. For further information on
connecting to the console port see “Connecting the Workstation to the
Switch”on page 62.