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28 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in “Connecting to the
Console Port” page 26.
2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the switch
detects a connection to its console port. When the process completes,
the Login prompt displays.
3 At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press Return.
The Password prompt displays.
4 Press Return. If you have logged on correctly, the Console# prompt
should be displayed.
5 Enter the following commands to enter configuration mode, specify the
VLAN to which the IP address will be assigned, and then enter the IP
address and subnet mask for the switch as follows:
Console#configure
Console(config)#interface vlan 1
Console(config-if)#ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm
(Note: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address and mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm is
the subnet mask of the switch.)
6 Enter the end command to return to the Privileged Exec mode, and then
enter the quit command to terminate the CLI session.
The initial setup of your switch is now complete and the switch is ready
for you to set up your chosen management method. See
“Methods of
Managing a Switch” on page 21.
Viewing IP
Information using
the
Console
Port
This section describes how to view the automatically allocated IP
information using the command line interface. The automatic IP
configuration process usually completes within one minute after the
switch is connected to the network and powered up.
1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in “Connecting to the
Console Port” page 26.
The automatic IP configuration process usually completes within one
minute.
2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the switch
detects a connection to its console port.
3 At the login prompt, enter admin as your user name and press Return.