CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
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Viewing IP
Information using
the Console Port
This section describes how to view the automatically allocated IP infor-
mation using the command line interface. The automatic IP configura-
tion process usually completes within one minute after the switch is
connected to the network and powered up.
1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in “Connecting to
the Console Port” page 14.
The automatic IP configuration process usually completes within one
minute.
2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the
switch detects a connection to its console port.
3 At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press
Return.
4 At the password prompt, press Return.If you have logged on
correctly, Select menu option: is displayed.
5 Enter Summary to view a summary of allocated IP addresses. The
following is an example of the display from the Summary command.
Select menu option: summary
IP Method: Manual
IP address: 169.254.145.76
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway: 0.0.0.0
Runtime version: 00.00.29
Bootcode version: 00.00.12
Select menu option:
The initial set up of your switch is now complete and the switch
is ready for you to set up your chosen management method. See
“Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 8.
For more information about the CLI, refer to “3Com CLI Reference
Guide”.
If you do not intend to use the command line interface using the con-
sole port to manage the switch, you can logout, disconnect the serial
cable and close the terminal emulator software.
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