On a command switch, the host name is limited to 28 characters; on a member switch the name is limited to 31 characters.
Do not use
-n
, where
n
is a number, as the last character in a host name for any switch.
Enter host name [Switch]:
host_name
Step 3
Enter an enable secret password, and press
Return.
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but
ignores leading spaces. The secret password is encrypted, and the enable password is in plain text.
Enter enable secret:
secret_password
Step 4
Enter an enable password, and press
Return.
Enter enable password:
enable_password
Step 5
Enter a virtual terminal (Telnet) password, and press
Return.
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.
Enter virtual terminal password:
terminal-password
Step 6
To configure the country code, enter
yes
and press
Return
.
Do you want to configure country code? [no]:
yes
Step 7
Enter the country code, and press
Return
.
Enter the country code[US]:
US
Step 8
(Optional) Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) by responding to the prompts. You can also
configure SNMP later through the CLI, Device Manager, or the Network Assistant application. To configure SNMP
later, enter
no
.
Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]:
no
Step 9
Enter the interface name (physical interface or VLAN name) of the connection to the management network, and press
Return
. For this release, always use
vlan1
as that interface.
Enter interface name used to connect to the
management network from the above interface summary:
vlan1
Step 10
Configure the interface by entering the switch IP address and subnet mask and pressing
Return
. The IP address and
subnet masks shown are examples.
Configuring interface vlan1:
Configure IP on this interface? [yes]:
yes
IP address for this interface:
10.4.120.106
Subnet mask for this interface [255.0.0.0]:
255.0.0.0
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Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program
Completing the Setup Program
