Enterasys B5 CLI Reference 3-1
3
Basic Configuration
Atstartup,theEnterasysB5switchisconfiguredwithmanydefaultsandstandardfeatures.This
chapterdescribeshowtocustomizebasicsystemsettingstoadapttoyourworkenvironment.
Quick Start Setup Commands
ThetablesinthissectionprovideaquickreferencefortheCLIcommandsneededtobeginbasic
B5switchoperation.Table 3‐1liststasksandtheirassociatedCLIcommandsrequiredforsetting
uptheswitchwiththe latestfirmware.Table 3‐2listsoptionalCLIcommandsthatwillhelpyou
performadditional
basicconfigurationontheswitch.Refertothepageslistedformore
informationabouteachcommand.
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Quick Start Setup Commands 3-1
Setting User Accounts and Passwords 3-2
Setting Basic Switch Properties 3-9
Downloading a Firmware Image 3-31
Reviewing and Selecting a Boot Firmware Image 3-34
Starting and Configuring Telnet 3-36
Managing Switch Configuration and Files 3-38
Clearing and Closing the CLI 3-48
Resetting the Switch 3-49
Using and Configuring WebView 3-51
Gathering Technical Support Information 3-54
Table 3-1 Required CLI Setup Commands
Step Task CLI commands
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1 Set a new password. set password [username] 3-5
2 Set the switch IP address. set ip address ip-address [mask
ip-mask] [gateway ip-gateway]
3-10
3 Download, activate, and verify new
firmware on the switch using TFTP
copy.
copy tftp://tftp_server_ip_address/
filename system:image
3-44
set boot system filename 3-35
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