Specifications

Assigning IP Information and a Password to the Switch
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Step 2 Enter the [I] IP address option from the IP Configuration Menu, and enter the
IP address of the switch at the prompt. Use dotted quad format
(nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn).
You can also assign the subnet mask and default gateway from this menu. If you
do not know the IP information for the switch, contact your system
administrator.
Note If the switch is connected to a network that has a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) server, the server
automatically assigns IP information to the switch.
Step 3 Enter the [X] Exit option to redisplay the Management Console Logon Screen.
Step 4 Enter the [P] Console Password option on the Management Console Logon
Screen, and enter a 4- to 8-character password at the prompt. The password you
assign from this option is an unencrypted privileged-level password that controls
access to the switch management interfaces.
For more information about assigning passwords, see the “Changing the Switch
Password” section on page 4-8.
Step 5 Reenter the password at the confirmation prompt.
Step 6 Press any key to redisplay the Management Console Logon Screen.
Note Even if the switch has an IP address, the [I] IP Address and [P] Console Password
options are displayed if a switch password has not been assigned.
Continue to the procedures on connecting the switch to the other devices in your network.
For more information about IP information and passwords, see Chapter 3, “Configuring
and Monitoring from the Switch Manager,” or Chapter 4, “Configuring and Monitoring
from the Management Console.”