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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide

Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004

Appendix C Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access Options

Setting Up Local LAN Connections

The procedure for setting up local LAN connections is described in the “Setting the LAN or Disk IP

Address” section in Chapter 2, “Configuring General Switch Features.”

Setting Up Dial-Up Connections

A dial-up connection extends switch management to all workstations that have access to the Public

Switched Telephone Network. Figure C-3 shows the hardware required for a dial-up connection.

Figure C-3 Hardware Required for Dial-up Connections

Before you can manage the switch using the dial-up interface, you must first assign an IP address to the

maintenance port on the switch. This maintenance port is located on the PXM45 back card. For more

information on physically connecting a modem to the maintenance port, refer to the

Cisco MGX 8850 Hardware Installation Guide (PXM45/B and PXM1E) or the Cisco MGX 8950

Hardware Installation Guide.

To configure an IP address on the switch maintenance port, use the following procedure.

Step 1 Establish a CLI management session using a username with SUPER_GP privileges. The default user

name and password for this level are superuser, <superuser>.

Step 2 Verify that the IP address is not already configured by entering the following command:

mgx8850a.7.PXM.a> dspipif sl0