Getting Started | 273Getting StartedThis chapter summarizes the following basic tasks:• Connecting to the Console Port on page 29• Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview on page 31• Checking Status on page 32— Displaying Statistics on page 36— Viewing the Software Version and Switch Numbers on page 32— Showing Network Settings on page 34— Displaying Supported Features and System Up-time on page 34— Verifying Details about the Switch on page 32• User Management on page 36— Creating a User and Password on page 36— Showing and Removing Created Users on page 37— Setting SNMP Read/Write Access on page 37— Setting the Enable Password on page 38• Enabling Interfaces on page 38— Enabling Ports on page 38— Setting the Management IP Address on page 39— Enabling Telnet to the Switch on page 39— Configuring an Interface with an IP Address on page 40— Setting up SNMP Management on page 41• Creating VLANS on page 41• Managing Configuration and Software Files on page 43— Downloading and Uploading Files on page 44— Downloading a Software Image on page 45— Installing System Software on page 50— Managing the Configuration on page 56— Saving the Startup Configuration to the Network on page 57— Clearing the Running Configuration on page 57— Configuring from the Network on page 58— Restoring the System to the Factory Default Configuration on page 58— Resetting the Pre-configured System on page 59— Using Configuration Scripts on page 60— Creating a Configuration Script on page 60
