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To enable management through external ports, complete the following steps:
1.
Log on to the management module as described in the User’s Guide or
Command Line Interface Reference Guide for your advanced management module.
If necessary, obtain the IP address of the management module from your
system administrator. The management-module window opens.
2. Click I/O Module Tasks > Configuration and click the bay number that
corresponds to the location of the switch that you installed.
3. Click Advanced Configuration and make sure that external management is
enabled.
4. Click I/O Module Tasks > Admin/Power/Restart and make sure that the
external ports are enabled for the switch that you installed.
Configuring the switch through the Telnet interface
Note: Telnet is disabled by default.
The switch supports a command-line interface (CLI) that you can use to configure
and control the switch over the network through the Telnet program. You can use
the CLI to perform many basic network-management functions. In addition, you
can configure the switch for management through an SNMP-based
network-management system. The following sections describe how to use the
Telnet interface to access the switch, change its settings, and monitor its operation.
Connecting to the switch
If you know the IP address for the switch and you have an existing network
connection, you can use the Telnet program from an external management station
or the management module to access and control the switch. The management
station and the switch must be on the same IP subnet. If you have to obtain the IP
address for the switch or establish a network connection, contact your system or
network administrator. Be sure to use the correct IP address in the required
command, as specified in “Accessing the main menu.”
Accessing the main menu
To connect to the switch through the Telnet interface, complete the following steps:
1. From a DOS command-line prompt, type
telnet x
and press Enter.
where x is the IP address for the switch.
2. If you do not have an assigned initial password, in the Password field, type the
default password (
PASSW0RD
, spelled with a zero) and press Enter.
Important: The apply command changes the currently active configuration. If you
want your change to persist beyond the next reboot of the switch, you must enter
the
save command. This command stores the current switch configuration and all
changes in nonvolatile memory.
For more information about configuring through the CLI, see the Lenovo Application
Guide for the switch.
Configuring the switch through the serial-port interface
The mini-USB serial port provides basic communication through a terminal
emulation program (such as Hyperterminal). Because messages from the power-on
self-test (POST) and all initialization information are transmitted through the serial
port, you can use the serial port to log in to the switch and access and configure
the internal switching firmware.
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