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3-6 C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Setting up the Switch for Management
The following sections describe how to get started if
you want to use an SNMP Network Manager to
manage the Switch. It assumes you are already
familiar with SNMP management. If not, we recom-
mend the following publication:
“The Simple Book”
by Marshall T. Rose
ISBN 0-13-812611-9
Published by Prentice Hall
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If you are using IP and you have a BOOTP server
set up correctly on your network, the IP address
for the Switch is detected automatically and you
can start managing the Switch without any fur-
ther configuration.
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If you are using the IPX protocol, the Switch is
allocated an IPX address automatically. You can
start the SNMP Network Manager and begin
managing the Switch.
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If you are using IP without a BOOTP server, you
must enter the IP address of the Switch before
the SNMP network manager can communicate
with the device. To do this, take the following
steps:
Figure 3-1
Main Banner
1
At your terminal, press [Return] one or more times
until the Main Banner is displayed (shown in
Figure 3-1
). The console port detects the line-speed
(baud rate) from these keystrokes and defaults to:
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auto-baud
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8 data bits
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no parity
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1 stop bit
Data bits, parity, and stop bit values cannot be
changed.
2
At the Main Banner, press [Return] to display the
Logon screen.
Logging On
At the Logon screen displayed in Figure 3-2, enter
your user name and password (note that they are
both case-sensitive):