3Com 4200G PWR, Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up Overview 35
Figure 11 Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow Diagram
CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must
change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not
intend to actively manage your Switch. For more information on default
users and changing default passwords, see
“Default Users and
Passwords” on page 50.
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Power Up the Switch.
IP Information is automatically configured
using DHCP
See page 36
Do you want to manually
configure the IP information?
Connect to the con-
sole port and use the
Command Line Inter-
face.
See page 37
How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 32
SNMP
See page 50
Command Line Interface
Connect using the
console port.
See page 46
Web Interface
Connect over the
network using Telnet.
See page 46
Connect over the
network.
See page 49
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
How do you want to connect to the Switch?
Connect to a front panel port
and use the Web Interface or
Command Line
Interface.
See page 37
Use 3Com Network
Director (3ND).
See page 44
Connect to the console
port and use the
Command Line
Interface.
See page 45
Yes No
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