Enterasys G3G170-24 - Chapter 2: Basic Configuration; Quick Start Setup Commands

Enterasys G-Series CLI Reference 2-1
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Basic Configuration
Atstartup,theG‐Seriesswitchisconfiguredwithmanydefaultsandstandardfeatures.This
chapterdescribeshowtocustomizebasicsystemsettingstoadapttoyourworkenvironment.
Quick Start Setup Commands
ThetablesinthissectionprovideaquickreferencefortheCLIcommandsneededtobeginbasic
G3switchoperation.Table 2‐1liststasksandtheirassociatedCLIcommandsrequiredforsetting
uptheswitchwiththe latestfirmware.Table 2‐2listsoptionalCLIcommandsthatwillhelpyou
performadditional
basicconfigurationontheswitch.Refertothepageslistedformore
informationabouteachcommand.
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Quick Start Setup Commands 2-1
Setting User Accounts and Passwords 2-2
Setting Basic Switch Properties 2-8
Activating Licensed Features 2-27
Configuring System Power and Power over Ethernet (PoE) 2-30
Downloading a Firmware Image 2-35
Reviewing and Selecting a Boot Firmware Image 2-37
Starting and Configuring Telnet 2-39
Managing Switch Configuration and Files 2-41
Clearing and Closing the CLI 2-50
Resetting the Switch 2-52
Using and Configuring WebView 2-53
Table 2-1 Required CLI Setup Commands
Step Task CLI commands
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1 Set a new password. set password [username] 2-5
2 Set the switch IP address. set ip address ip-address [mask
ip-mask] [gateway ip-gateway]
2-9
3 Download, activate, and verify new
firmware on the switch using TFTP
copy.
copy tftp://tftp_server_ip_address/
filename system:image
2-47
set boot system filename 2-38
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