Preparing the Device for Router Mode
Pre-Routing Configuration Tasks
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2.3
PREPARING THE DEVICE FOR ROUTER MODE
2.3.1
Pre-Routing Configuration Tasks
The following pre-routing tasks, as detailed in
Section 2.1
and
Section 2.2.1
, must be performed
from the switch CLI.
•
Starting up the CLI. (
Section 2.1.6
)
•
Setting the system password. (
Section 2.2.1.4
)
•
Configuring basic platform settings, such as host name, system clock, and terminal display
settings. (
Section 2.2.3
)
•
Setting the system IP address. (
Section 2.2.3.2
)
•
Create and enable VLANs. (
Chapter 7
)
•
File management tasks, including uploading or downloading flash or text configuration files,
and displaying directory and file contents. (
Section 2.2.9
)
•
Configuring at least one module (or the standalone device) device to run in router mode.
(
Section 2.3.2
)
Important Notice
Startup and general configuration of the Matrix Series device must occur from the switch CLI. For
details on how to start the device and configure general platform settings, refer to
Section 2.1
and
Section 2.2.1
. Once startup and general device settings are complete, IP configuration and other
router-specific commands can be executed when the device is in router mode. For details on how
to enable router mode from the switch CLI, refer to
Table 2-11
in
Section 2.3.3
.
NOTES:
The command prompts used as examples in
Table 2-9
and throughout this
guide show switch operation for a user in Read-Write (
rw
) access mode, and a system
where module 1 and VLAN 1 have been configured for routing. The prompt changes
depending on your current configuration mode, the specific Matrix device and module,
and the interface types and numbers configured for routing on your system.
A module designation of 1 must be entered to enable routing on the Matrix NSA
standalone device. All other values will result in an error message.