3Com 4500G - IP Configuration; Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs

4 CONTENTS
3SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
Methods of Managing a Switch 36
Command Line Interface Management 36
Command Line Interface Management using SSH 37
Web Interface Management 37
SNMP Management 38
Setting Up Overview 38
IP Configuration 40
Preparing for Management 41
Manually Configuring IP Information 42
Connecting to the Console Port 42
Connecting to a Front Panel Port 45
Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 49
Using 3Com Network Director 49
Connecting to the Console Port 49
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 51
User Interface Overview 51
CLI Management using the Console Port 51
CLI Management over the Network 51
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 52
Setting Up Web Interface Management 52
Prerequisites 52
Web Management Over the Network 53
Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 54
Prerequisites 54
Default Users and Passwords 55
4 PROBLEM SOLVING
Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 58
Solving Hardware Problems 59
Solving Communication Problems 61
Solving Fabric Formation Problems 62