65Basic configuration tasksThis chapter outlines basic configuration tasks that you can perform ona Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series. After you successfullyinstall a switch, you can perform the following tasks to enable basic switchfunctionality.This chapter contains the following topics:• "Factory default configuration" (page 65)• "Setting user access limitations" (page 71)• "Updating switch software" (page 81)• "Setting TFTP parameters" (page 89)• "Working with configuration files" (page 90)• "Terminal setup" (page 103)• Setting the default management interface• "Setting Telnet access" (page 104)• "Setting server for Web-based management" (page 106)• "Setting boot parameters" (page 107)• "Defaulting to BootP-when-needed" (page 108)• "Customizing the CLI banner" (page 110)• "Displaying complete GBIC information" (page 114)• "Displaying hardware information" (page 114)• "Shutdown command" (page 114)• "CLI Help" (page 117)Factory default configurationWhen you initially access a newly installed switch or you reset a switch tofactory defaults, the switch is in a factory default configuration. This factorydefault configuration is the base configuration from which you build theswitch configuration.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 SeriesOverview — System ConfigurationNN47205-500 02.01 Standard5.0 23 February 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential.
