3-6 C HAPTER 3: S ETTING U P FOR M ANAGEMENTSetting Up the Switch for ManagementThe following sections describe how to get started ifyou want to use an SNMP Network Manager tomanage the Switch. It assumes you are alreadyfamiliar with SNMP management. If not, we recom-mend the following publication:“The Simple Book” by Marshall T. RoseISBN 0-13-812611-9Published by Prentice Halln If you are using IP and you have a BOOTP serverset up correctly on your network, the IP addressfor the Switch is detected automatically and youcan start managing the Switch without any fur-ther configuration.n If you are using the IPX protocol, the Switch isallocated an IPX address automatically. You canstart the SNMP Network Manager and beginmanaging the Switch.n If you are using IP without a BOOTP server, youmust enter the IP address of the Switch beforethe SNMP Network Manager can communicatewith the device. To do this, take the followingsteps:Figure 3-1 Main Banner1 At your terminal, press [Return] two or more timesuntil the Switch 1000 Main Banner is displayed(shown in Figure 3-1). The console port detects theline speed (baud rate) from these keystrokes anddefaults to:n auto-baudn 8 data bitsn no parityn 1 stop bitData bits, parity and stop bit values cannot bechanged.2 At the Main Banner, press [Return] to display theLogon screen.
