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C H A P T E R 3 Accessing the Switch
Before you can start a Telnet session, you must set up the IP
parameters described in the section “Configuring Switch IP
Parameters,” later in this chapter. Telnet is enabled by default.
To open the Telnet session, you must specify the IP address of the
device that you want to manage. Check the user manual supplied
with the Telnet facility if you are unsure of how to do this.
Once the connection is established, you will see the switch prompt
and you may log in.
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet
You can Telnet from the current CLI session to another host using
the following command:
telnet [<ipaddress> | <hostname>] {<port_number>}
If the TCP port number is not specified, the Telnet session defaults
to port 23. Only VT100 emulation is supported.
Configuring Switch IP Parameters
To manage the switch by way of a Telnet connection or by using an
SNMP Network Manager, you must first configure the switch IP
parameters.
Using a BOOTP Server
If you are using IP and you have a Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)
server set up correctly on your network, you must add the following
information to the BOOTP server:
• Switch Media Access Control (MAC) address
• IP address
• Subnet address mask (optional)
The switch MAC address is found on the rear label of the switch.
Once this is done, the IP address and subnetwork mask for the
switch will be downloaded automatically. You can then start
managing the switch without further configuration.