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... Panel Port 35 Connecting to the Console Port 38 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42 Methods of Managing a Switch 45 Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46 Setting Up Command ... Management 48 Pre-requisites 48 Web Management Over the Network 49 Setting Up SNMP Management 49 Pre-requisites 50 Default Users and Passwords 50 Changing Default Passwords 50 4 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 54 Solving Hardware Problems 55 Solving Communication Problems 55
... Panel Port 35 Connecting to the Console Port 38 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42 Methods of Managing a Switch 45 Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46 Setting Up Command ... Management 48 Pre-requisites 48 Web Management Over the Network 49 Setting Up SNMP Management 49 Pre-requisites 50 Default Users and Passwords 50 Changing Default Passwords 50 4 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 54 Solving Hardware Problems 55 Solving Communication Problems 55
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... , you can help you have to improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore the overall performance of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and Passwords It covers the following topics: ■ Setting Up Overview ■ Manually...
... , you can help you have to improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore the overall performance of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and Passwords It covers the following topics: ■ Setting Up Overview ■ Manually...
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...Line Interface. Page 38. CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you need to: ■ Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view the automatically configured IP information ■ Prepare... chosen method of what you do not intend to actively manage your Switch. Connect via Telnet. For more information on default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on page 50. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Connect to the console port and use the ...
...Line Interface. Page 38. CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you need to: ■ Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view the automatically configured IP information ■ Prepare... chosen method of what you do not intend to actively manage your Switch. Connect via Telnet. For more information on default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on page 50. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Connect to the console port and use the ...
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...as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you to open a login prompt. Select Manual and then enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that appears type the default IP address of Managing a Switch" on some platforms unless it is connected to ...as your user name and press Return at the password prompt (default user name and password). Using Command Line Interface via Telnet Accessing the Command Line Interface via Telnet or Windows HyperTerminal using a console cable to make a direct connection to the Switch. 1 To start a Telnet session to enter ...
...as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you to open a login prompt. Select Manual and then enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that appears type the default IP address of Managing a Switch" on some platforms unless it is connected to ...as your user name and press Return at the password prompt (default user name and password). Using Command Line Interface via Telnet Accessing the Command Line Interface via Telnet or Windows HyperTerminal using a console cable to make a direct connection to the Switch. 1 To start a Telnet session to enter ...
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...emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which are now ready to manually set to match the default settings for more information. The settings should be set up the Switch with IP information using the command line interface. 1 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as... port. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it starts. 2 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as shown in the example in Figure 12. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt.
...emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which are now ready to manually set to match the default settings for more information. The settings should be set up the Switch with IP information using the command line interface. 1 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as... port. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it starts. 2 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as shown in the example in Figure 12. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt.
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...user name and press Return at the password prompt. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it then allocates an IP address in the range of 169.254.x.y (where x is in the range 1 to allocate the default IP address 169.254.100.100. ... as shown in the example in the range 0 to 255). 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as your Switch to its console port. If there is in Figure 14. Figure 14 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Administer protocols security -
...user name and press Return at the password prompt. If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times until it then allocates an IP address in the range of 169.254.x.y (where x is in the range 1 to allocate the default IP address 169.254.100.100. ... as shown in the example in the range 0 to 255). 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as your Switch to its console port. If there is in Figure 14. Figure 14 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Administer protocols security -
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... DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the command line interface for the Switch you wish to manage is displayed as shown in Figure 12 on page 32. ■ Ensure that you have already modified the default passwords). 48 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 4 To open a Telnet session ...via 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...
... DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the command line interface for the Switch you wish to manage is displayed as shown in Figure 12 on page 32. ■ Ensure that you have already modified the default passwords). 48 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 4 To open a Telnet session ...via 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...
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... Management Protocol (SNMP) can check this by default. If you use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is powered up. 3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch that you have changed your Switch. You can manage a Switch if: ■ The correct Management Information Bases... settings. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed. 2 Check you have already modified the default passwords). 5 Click on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch to the Switch using the web interface over an IP network: Over the Network 1 Check that your IP information has ...
... Management Protocol (SNMP) can check this by default. If you use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is powered up. 3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch that you have changed your Switch. You can manage a Switch if: ■ The correct Management Information Bases... settings. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed. 2 Check you have already modified the default passwords). 5 Click on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch to the Switch using the web interface over an IP network: Over the Network 1 Check that your IP information has ...
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... strings for more information. manager manager - refer to log in Table 9. The Switch has three default user names, and each user name has a different password and level of the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" for the users defined on the CLI, or the user... can change the operational parameters but cannot change the default passwords, you do this using the web interface ...
... strings for more information. manager manager - refer to log in Table 9. The Switch has three default user names, and each user name has a different password and level of the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" for the users defined on the CLI, or the user... can change the operational parameters but cannot change the default passwords, you do this using the web interface ...
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For more information about default users and passwords, refer to the "Superstack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the web interface. Default Users and Passwords 51 ■ The Security > Device > User > Modify operation on the Switch CD-ROM.
For more information about default users and passwords, refer to the "Superstack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the web interface. Default Users and Passwords 51 ■ The Security > Device > User > Modify operation on the Switch CD-ROM.
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INDEX Numbers 10/100/1000BASE-T ports 14 3C number 22 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 76 3Com URL 75 A access levels of default users 50 automatic setup 42 3Com Network Supervisor 42 console port 42 B browsers choosing 48 C cable choosing the correct 25 fiber 26 maximum length 14 pin-outs ... 15 logging in as a default user 50 M MAC address of the Switch 22 management methods 45 preparing for 34 setting up 31, 32 manual setup console port 38 front panel port 35 MDI configuration 25 MDIX configuration 25 N network supplier support 76 O online technical services 75 P passwords of default users 50
INDEX Numbers 10/100/1000BASE-T ports 14 3C number 22 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 76 3Com URL 75 A access levels of default users 50 automatic setup 42 3Com Network Supervisor 42 console port 42 B browsers choosing 48 C cable choosing the correct 25 fiber 26 maximum length 14 pin-outs ... 15 logging in as a default user 50 M MAC address of the Switch 22 management methods 45 preparing for 34 setting up 31, 32 manual setup console port 38 front panel port 35 MDI configuration 25 MDIX configuration 25 N network supplier support 76 O online technical services 75 P passwords of default users 50