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Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch
Assigning Switch Information
You will need the following information from your system administrator:
Use this procedure to create an initial configuration for the switch:
Note Be sure the rollover cable is connecting a PC serial port to the switch
console port. The data characteristics are 9600 baud, 8 data bits,
1 stop bit, and no parity. Use the supplied rollover cable and DB-9
adapter to connect a PC to the switch console port. You need to
provide a RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter if you want to
connect the switch console port to a terminal. You can order a kit
(part number ACS-DSBUASYN=) containing that adapter from
Cisco. For console port and adapter pinout information, see the
“Cable and Adapter Specifications” sectiononpageB-4.
Step 1 Enter Y at the prompt:
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y
If this prompt does not appear, enter enable, and press Return.Entersetup,and
press Return to restart the setup program.
Step 2 Enter the switch IP address, and press Return:
Enter IP address: ip_address
Step 3 Enter the subnet mask (IP netmask) address, and press Return:
Enter IP netmask: ip_netmask
Step 4 Enter Y to specify a default gateway (router):
Would you like to enter a default gateway address? [yes]: y
Switch IP address ___________.___________.___________._________
Subnet mask (netmask) ___________.___________.___________._________
Default gateway (router) ___________.___________.___________._________
Enable secret password ___________________________________________