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... Panel Port 35 Connecting to the Console Port 38 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42 Methods of Managing a Switch 45 Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46 Setting Up Command ... Management 48 Pre-requisites 48 Web Management Over the Network 49 Setting Up SNMP Management 49 Pre-requisites 50 Default Users and Passwords 50 Changing Default Passwords 50 4 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 54 Solving Hardware Problems 55 Solving Communication Problems 55
... Panel Port 35 Connecting to the Console Port 38 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42 Methods of Managing a Switch 45 Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46 Setting Up Command ... Management 48 Pre-requisites 48 Web Management Over the Network 49 Setting Up SNMP Management 49 Pre-requisites 50 Default Users and Passwords 50 Changing Default Passwords 50 4 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 54 Solving Hardware Problems 55 Solving Communication Problems 55
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...This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and Passwords However, to change and monitor the way it will... work straight away (plug-and-play). This is , you can install it and it works, you to improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore the overall performance of...
...This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and Passwords However, to change and monitor the way it will... work straight away (plug-and-play). This is , you can install it and it works, you to improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore the overall performance of...
Getting Started Guide
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... Interface. Page 49. For more information on default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on page 50. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Page 42. Page 45. Connect over the network. Web Interface Connect over the network via the console port. CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three...
... Interface. Page 49. For more information on default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on page 50. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Page 42. Page 45. Connect over the network. Web Interface Connect over the network via the console port. CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three...
Getting Started Guide
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...this for one minute then re-enter the default IP address. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. Select Manual and then enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that you want the Switch to use when it is connected to... the unit, click Start in this for the Switch. and ensure that is ready for you to ...
...this for one minute then re-enter the default IP address. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. Select Manual and then enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that you want the Switch to use when it is connected to... the unit, click Start in this for the Switch. and ensure that is ready for you to ...
Getting Started Guide
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... to its console port. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt. The settings should be set up the Switch with IP information using the command line interface. 1 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as shown in...9632; no hardware flow control Refer to manually set to match the default settings for more information. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it starts. 2 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your terminal emulation software and configure the COM...
... to its console port. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt. The settings should be set up the Switch with IP information using the command line interface. 1 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as shown in...9632; no hardware flow control Refer to manually set to match the default settings for more information. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it starts. 2 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your terminal emulation software and configure the COM...
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... interfaces If this address is not available, it starts. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your Switch to allocate the default IP address 169.254.100.100. Figure 14 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Basic device configuration logout - For help 1 Select menu option: 4 At...
... interfaces If this address is not available, it starts. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your Switch to allocate the default IP address 169.254.100.100. Figure 14 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Basic device configuration logout - For help 1 Select menu option: 4 At...
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... line interface for that software. 5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have already set up the Switch with IP information as described in Figure 12 on page 41... shown in "Setting Up Overview" on page 32. ■ Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using a Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors. ■ A suitable Web browser. Setting Up Web Interface Management This section describes how you have already modified the default passwords).
... line interface for that software. 5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have already set up the Switch with IP information as described in Figure 12 on page 41... shown in "Setting Up Overview" on page 32. ■ Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using a Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors. ■ A suitable Web browser. Setting Up Web Interface Management This section describes how you have already modified the default passwords).
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... press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have already modified the default passwords). 5 Click on the management workstation. ■ The management workstation is powered up. 3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch that your IP information... Management Information Bases (MIBs) are installed on the Device View button to provide SNMP management for your Switch. You can check this by default. If you use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is provided on the CD-ROM that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on...
... press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have already modified the default passwords). 5 Click on the management workstation. ■ The management workstation is powered up. 3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch that your IP information... Management Information Bases (MIBs) are installed on the Device View button to provide SNMP management for your Switch. You can check this by default. If you use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is provided on the CD-ROM that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on...
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... information. 50 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with a valid user name and password. The Switch has three default user names, and each user name has a different password and level of the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" for the users defined on the CLI, or the user can do not intend...
... information. 50 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with a valid user name and password. The Switch has three default user names, and each user name has a different password and level of the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" for the users defined on the CLI, or the user can do not intend...
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For more information about default users and passwords, refer to the "Superstack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the web interface. Default Users and Passwords 51 ■ The Security > Device > User > Modify operation on the Switch CD-ROM.
For more information about default users and passwords, refer to the "Superstack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the web interface. Default Users and Passwords 51 ■ The Security > Device > User > Modify operation on the Switch CD-ROM.
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INDEX Numbers 10/100/1000BASE-T ports 14 3C number 22 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 76 3Com URL 75 A access levels of default users 50 automatic setup 42 3Com Network Supervisor 42 console port 42 B browsers choosing 48 C cable choosing the correct 25 fiber 26 maximum length 14 pin-outs ... 15 logging in as a default user 50 M MAC address of the Switch 22 management methods 45 preparing for 34 setting up 31, 32 manual setup console port 38 front panel port 35 MDI configuration 25 MDIX configuration 25 N network supplier support 76 O online technical services 75 P passwords of default users 50
INDEX Numbers 10/100/1000BASE-T ports 14 3C number 22 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 76 3Com URL 75 A access levels of default users 50 automatic setup 42 3Com Network Supervisor 42 console port 42 B browsers choosing 48 C cable choosing the correct 25 fiber 26 maximum length 14 pin-outs ... 15 logging in as a default user 50 M MAC address of the Switch 22 management methods 45 preparing for 34 setting up 31, 32 manual setup console port 38 front panel port 35 MDI configuration 25 MDIX configuration 25 N network supplier support 76 O online technical services 75 P passwords of default users 50