Quick Reference Guide

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Getting Started

This chapter summarizes the following basic tasks:

• Connecting to the Console Port on page 29

• Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview on page 31

• Checking Status on page 32

— Displaying Statistics on page 36

— Viewing the Software Version and Switch Numbers on page 32

— Showing Network Settings on page 34

— Displaying Supported Features and System Up-time on page 34

— Verifying Details about the Switch on page 32

• User Management on page 36

— Creating a User and Password on page 36

— Showing and Removing Created Users on page 37

— Setting SNMP Read/Write Access on page 37

— Setting the Enable Password on page 38

• Enabling Interfaces on page 38

— Enabling Ports on page 38

— Setting the Management IP Address on page 39

— Enabling Telnet to the Switch on page 39

— Configuring an Interface with an IP Address on page 40

— Setting up SNMP Management on page 41

• Creating VLANS on page 41

• Managing Configuration and Software Files on page 43

— Downloading and Uploading Files on page 44

— Downloading a Software Image on page 45

— Installing System Software on page 50

— Managing the Configuration on page 56

— Saving the Startup Configuration to the Network on page 57

— Clearing the Running Configuration on page 57

— Configuring from the Network on page 58

— Restoring the System to the Factory Default Configuration on page 58

— Resetting the Pre-configured System on page 59

— Using Configuration Scripts on page 60

— Creating a Configuration Script on page 60