Specifications

14 Basic Software Configuration
Setting the Management IP Address
Use the following the procedure to set up a management IP interface to the switch. You will need this to
access the switch through Telnet, SSH, TFTP, or the SFTOS Web User Interface.
Enabling Telnet to the Switch
Access to the switch through a Telnet server is disabled by default. If you want to access the switch
through an SSH client, you would leave Telnet disabled and set up the SSH connection. See “Enabling
Secure Management with Secure Shell or Secure Sockets Layer” in the SFTOS Configuration Guide.
To enable Telnet access, first assign the management IP address (see Setting the Management IP Address
on page 14), then execute the
ip telnet server enable command in Global Config mode.
Managing a Stack of S-Series Switches
When you connect a set of previously unconfigured S-Series switches, and you follow the instructions in
Connecting Stacking Ports (optional) on page 9, a startup algorithm automatically designates a unit to be
the management unit. You do not need to configure anything else specific to stack management.
If, on the other hand, you are modifying a stack, you will need to follow the directions that are in the
Stacking chapter of the SFTOS Configuration Guide.
If you need to upgrade the software in the stack, see the following section.
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
1.
show interface
managementethernet
User Exec or
Privileged Exec
Display current management IP
configuration.
2.
interface managementethernet Global Config Invoke the (Config-if-ma)# prompt.
3.
ip address ipaddr subnetmask
(Config-if-ma)# prompt Set the IP address and subnet mask of
the management interface.
4.
management route default
gateway
Global Config Set the IP gateway of the
management interface.
Note: The management address is reachable from VLAN 1. All physical ports are, by default, members of
VLAN 1, so the management address will be reachable from all enabled physical ports by default.