3Com 3C17709, Getting Started Manual

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44 C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Figure 13 Example top-level command line interface menu
4 At the Select menu option prompt enter the
protocol ip
interface summary
command. At the
Select IP interfaces
prompt enter
all
. A summary of the automatically allocated IP
information is displayed. Make a note of the Network IP Address.
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 44 .
If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console
port to manage the Switch, you can disconnect the serial cable and close
the terminal emulator software.
Methods of
Managing a Switch
Once you have completed the initial set up of your Switch, you can
decide how you wish to manage the Switch. You can use one of the
following methods:
■
Command line interface management
■
Web interface management
■
SNMP management
Command Line
Interface
Management
Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally via a console port
connection (see
Figure 14 ), or remotely over the network (see Figure 15 ).