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Figure 11 Example top-level command line interface menu
4 At the Select menu option prompt enter the protocol ip
interface summary
command. A summary of the automatically
allocated IP information is displayed. Make a note of the Network IP
Address.
The initial set up 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 43.
If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console
port to manage the Switch, you can logout, disconnect the serial cable
and close the terminal emulator software.
Methods of
Managing a Switch
Once you have completed the initial set up of your Switch, you can
decide how you wish to manage the Switch. You can use one of the
following methods:
■ Command line interface management
■ Web interface management
■ SNMP management
Command Line
Interface
Management
Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally via a console port
connection (see Figure 12), or remotely over the network (see Figure 13).
Menu options: -----------3Com OfficeConnect Switch 9------------------------
bridge - Administer bridge-wide parameters
feature - Administer system features
gettingStarted - Basic device configuration
logout - Logout of the Command Line Interface
physicalInterface - Administer physical interfaces
protocol - Administer protocols
security - Administer security
system - Administer system-level functions
trafficManagement - Administer traffic management
Type ? for help.
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Select menu option:
