Cabletron Systems 6500 User Manual

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SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide 2-15

Switch Installation and Setup

Configuring the Switch

The following is an example of the initial network configuration session.

Note

For the sake of brevity, the start up messages have been abridged.

SmartSwitch 6500 Start-up Code

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Press any key to exit to Boot Load Prompt:

Bypassing POST

Verifying Checksum of Switch Software...

SmartSwitch Command Console

SmartSwitch Version 02.02.0 (c) Cabletron Systems Inc.

password: : admin

< “admin” is the default password

The current user is Administrator

Could not find setup file

Running Setup Automatically

SwitchName(Smart6500) : my_switch

< a switch name

IPAddress(10.0.0.1) : 206.61.237.22

< an IP address

IPNetMask(255.255.255.0) : 255.255.255.0

< a subnet mask

Default Router() : 206.61.237.5

< router through which the switch accesses its backup TFTP server

Confirm(y/n)?:y

Changing IP Address on System. Telnet session (if any) will be lost.

my_switch #

Note

At this point, it’s advisable to use the

passwd

command to change the default

password.

Log off the local console connection. You can now perform additional configuration steps over your
network using a telnet connection.

Note

Only one console connection is allowed at any time. To reach the SmartSwitch
6500 through telnet, you must exit the local terminal connection by entering the

exit

command.