3Com Switch 4210 Series User Manual

42 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
CLI Management over
the Network
To manage a switch using the command line interface over a network using
Tel ne t:
1 Ensure you have already set up the switch with IP information as described in
“Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 29.
2 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your management
workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the World Wide Web. If you
can browse, the IP protocol is installed.
3 Check you can communicate with the switch by entering a ping command at the
DOS prompt in the following format:
c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)
If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been entered
correctly and the switch is powered up.
4 To open a Telnet session using the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the switch
that you wish to manage in the following format:
>telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)
If opening a Telnet session using third party software you will need to enter the IP
address in the format suitable for that software.
5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press
Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have
already modified the default passwords).
If the login prompt does not display immediately, press Return a few times until it
starts.
6 If you have logged on correctly, the switch you want to manage is displayed as
<4210>, as shown in Figure 34 on page 38.
Setting Up Command
Line Interface
Management using
SSH
To set up command line interface management using SSH, refer to the chapter
entitled “SSH Terminal Service” in the “3Com® Switch 4210 Family Configuration
Guide.”
Setting Up Web
Interface
Management
This section describes how you can set up web interface management over the
network.
Prerequisites
■ Ensure that you have already set up the switch with IP information as described
in “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 29.
■ Ensure that the switch is connected to the network using a Category 5 twisted
pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors.
■ A suitable Web browser.

3Com Switch 4210 Series Specifications

General

Brand	3Com
Model	Switch 4210 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English