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... Front 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 Line ...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
... Front 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 Line ...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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... text. ■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Example: To display port information, enter the following syntax: system password Commands In this example, you must evaluate the syntax provided and then supply the appropriate values for . Do not press Return or Enter when ...+Del Italics are used throughout this guide, you must enter the command exactly as it is defined in angle brackets. Example: To change your password, use the following command: The words "enter" and "type" Keyboard key names bridge port detail When you see the word "enter" in...
... text. ■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Example: To display port information, enter the following syntax: system password Commands In this example, you must evaluate the syntax provided and then supply the appropriate values for . Do not press Return or Enter when ...+Del Italics are used throughout this guide, you must enter the command exactly as it is defined in angle brackets. Example: To change your password, use the following command: The words "enter" and "type" Keyboard key names bridge port detail When you see the word "enter" in...
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...Methods of the features offered by the Switch, and to manage a Switch. 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Your Switch can operate in its default state, that resides on the Switch. This is , you can help you... the Switch and therefore the overall performance of accessing the management software to change and monitor the way it will work straight away (plug-and-play). Managing the Switch can ...install it and it works, you to access the management software that is known as managing the Switch. However, to make full use of Managing a Switch ■ Setting...
...Methods of the features offered by the Switch, and to manage a Switch. 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Your Switch can operate in its default state, that resides on the Switch. This is , you can help you... the Switch and therefore the overall performance of accessing the management software to change and monitor the way it will work straight away (plug-and-play). Managing the Switch can ...install it and it works, you to access the management software that is known as managing the Switch. However, to make full use of Managing a Switch ■ Setting...
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... a console port and use the Command Line Interface. Command Line Interface SNMP Page 49. CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you want to view the automatically configured IP information? For more information on default...it is in the sections that follow. Yes Do you want to manually No configure the IP information? Connect to Manage your Switch? Connect via Telnet. The whole setup process is automatically configured. Page 33. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Page 42. Page 49.
... a console port and use the Command Line Interface. Command Line Interface SNMP Page 49. CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you want to view the automatically configured IP information? For more information on default...it is in the sections that follow. Yes Do you want to manually No configure the IP information? Connect to Manage your Switch? Connect via Telnet. The whole setup process is automatically configured. Page 33. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Page 42. Page 49.
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..., enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. Manually Configuring IP Information 37 If there is no response, wait for you to set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready 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...
..., enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. Manually Configuring IP Information 37 If there is no response, wait for you to set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready 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...
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... more information. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as the Switch detects a connection to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for the...
... more information. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as the Switch detects a connection to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for the...
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...mechanism attempts 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 - Administer protocols security - Administer physical interfaces protocol - As soon as shown in the example in the range 0 ... (where x is in the range 1 to 254, and y is not available, it starts. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as the Switch detects a connection to its console port. Administer traffic management Type ? For help 1 Select menu option: 4 At the Select ...
...mechanism attempts 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 - Administer protocols security - Administer physical interfaces protocol - As soon as shown in the example in the range 0 ... (where x is in the range 1 to 254, and y is not available, it starts. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as the Switch detects a connection to its console port. Administer traffic management Type ? For help 1 Select menu option: 4 At the Select ...
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... browser. 48 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 4 To open a Telnet session via the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the Switch that software. 5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as described in Figure 12 on page 41. If the login prompt does not display immediately, press Return a few...web interface correctly, use one of your user name and press Return at the password prompt (or the password of the following format: >telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch) If opening a Telnet session via third party software you will need to ...
... browser. 48 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 4 To open a Telnet session via the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the Switch that software. 5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as described in Figure 12 on page 41. If the login prompt does not display immediately, press Return a few...web interface correctly, use one of your user name and press Return at the password prompt (or the password of the following format: >telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch) If opening a Telnet session via third party software you will need to ...
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... following format: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 4 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 modified the default passwords). 5 Click on the Device View button to operate the web interface ....xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch that your IP information has been entered correctly and the Switch is connected to enable them if you can use 3Com Network Supervisor it automatically loads the correct MIBs and necessary files onto your management workstation...
... following format: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 4 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 modified the default passwords). 5 Click on the Device View button to operate the web interface ....xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch that your IP information has been entered correctly and the Switch is connected to enable them if you can use 3Com Network Supervisor it automatically loads the correct MIBs and necessary files onto your management workstation...
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... do not intend to login and carry out initial Switch setup. You can access and change all manageable password) parameters Use the admin default user name (no security - 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...
... do not intend to login and carry out initial Switch setup. You can access and change all manageable password) parameters Use the admin default user name (no security - 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...
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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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... can also purchase maintenance contracts for the assessment, installation, and implementation of your FTP client: ■ Hostname: ftp.3com.com ■ Username: anonymous ■ Password: You do not need a user name and password with technical information discovered by 3Com technical support engineers. This complimentary service, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to...
... can also purchase maintenance contracts for the assessment, installation, and implementation of your FTP client: ■ Hostname: ftp.3com.com ■ Username: anonymous ■ Password: You do not need a user name and password with technical information discovered by 3Com technical support engineers. This complimentary service, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to...
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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...cross-over configuration 25 D default settings 18 users 50 E Ethernet address of the Switch 22 INDEX 81 F factory defaults 18 G GBIC ports 14 transceivers 27 GBIC ports 14 H hardware features 12 I... 33 L LEDs 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...
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...cross-over configuration 25 D default settings 18 users 50 E Ethernet address of the Switch 22 INDEX 81 F factory defaults 18 G GBIC ports 14 transceivers 27 GBIC ports 14 H hardware features 12 I... 33 L LEDs 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...