HP ProCurve Series 2600, Installation And Getting Started Manual

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Configuring the Switch
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By default, the switch is configured to acquire an IP address configuration
from a DHCP or Bootp server. To use DHCP/Bootp instead of the manual
method described in this chapter, see “DHCP/Bootp Operation” in the
Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the Documentation
CD-ROM that came with your switch.
Using the Console Setup Screen
The quickest and easiest way to minimally configure the switch for
management and password protection in your network is to use a direct
console connection to the switch, start a console session, and access the
Switch Setup screen.
1. Using the method described in the preceding section, connect a terminal
device to the switch and display the switch console command line
interface (CLI) prompt (the default display).
The CLI prompt appears, for example:
ProCurve#
2. At the prompt, enter the setup command to display the Switch Setup
screen. The following illustration shows the Setup screen with the default
settings.
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3. Use the
[Tab]
key to select the Manager Password field and enter a manager
password of up to 16 printable ASCII characters.
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