3Com 3C17203 Getting Started Manual

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32 CHAPTER 3: S ETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENTPreparing forManagementOnce your Switch’s initial set up is complete you can set up your chosenmanagement method as described in “Methods of Managing a Switch”on page 41.For detailed information about the specific web interface operations andcommand line interface commands and problem solving, refer to the“SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide” on theCD-ROM that is supplied with the Switch.Initial Switch Setup Before you begin the initial setup of your Switch, you must first determineyour preferred setup method. There are two setup methods:■ Manual Setup — You have two choices of how to configure the IPinformation, as shown in Table 9.■ Automatic Setup — Your Switch must be online, that is, connected toa network. You have two choices of how to view the allocated IPinformation, as shown in Table 9.Table 9 Initial Switch Setup MethodsManual Setup Automatic SetupConnecting to a front panelportUse the web interface tomanually enter IPinformation by accessingthe Switch using its defaultIP address169.254.100.100.Using 3Com NetworkSupervisorUse 3Com NetworkSupervisor to detect theautomatically allocated IPinformation.Connecting to the consoleportUse the command lineinterface to manually enterIP information.Connecting to the consoleportUse the command lineinterface to view theautomatically allocated IPinformation.DUA1720-3AAA03_online.book Page 32 Monday, March 25, 2002 10:48 AM