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Document No. 650-100-700, Issue 1 2-3
Setting Up the Switch
Figure 2-1. Avaya P580 Multiservice Switch Front View
2. Run a terminal emulation program (HyperTerminal, for example) on the
attached laptop or PC. Verify that the laptop or PC monitor settings
match those listed in
Table 2-1 .
3. Turn on the switch. The switch displays a series of startup messages in
the terminal emulation program:
4. At the
Login:
prompt, enter root. The password prompt displays.
* Note: Login information and password prompts are case sensitive.
5. At the
Password
prompt, enter root. The command line interface
prompt displays. You must now change the command mode to the
Global Configuration mode so that you can use the setup command.
6. Perform the following steps to change the command mode to the Global
Configuration mode:
a. Enter the enable command.
b. Enter the configure command
.
7. Enter the setup command
.
This command initiates a series of queries.
Answer each query as follows:
a. Press Enter when prompted to change the super user password.
This accepts the default of Yes.
b. Enter your old password. The system then prompts you for a new
password.
c. Enter your new password, then re-enter the new password to
verify your choice.
Attach Ethernet cable
here (10Base-T or 10/
100Base-T)
Attach serial port
cable here (console
port)
Supervisor Module
front panel