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3The following prompt appears:
Enter administrative IP address in
dotted quad format (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn):
Current setting ===> 0.0.0.0
New setting ===>
If the switch does not have an IP
address, the Current setting appears as
0.0.0.0, and you can enter the IP
addressoftheswitchastheNewsetting.
If the switch is connected to a network
that has a Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol
(BOOTP) server, the server might
automatically assign an IP address.
4If you plan to assign a subnet mask and
default gateway, use the [S] Subnet
mask and [G] Default gateway options
from the IP Configuration Menu.
Assign a Password
1From the IP Configuration Menu, enter
the [X] Exit option to again display the
Management Console Logon Screen.
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User Interface Menu
[M] Menus
[I] IP Configuration
[P] Console Password
2Enter the [P] Console Password option
from this screen. Enter a 4- to
8-character password, and verify as
prompted. This password is an
unencrypted privileged password that
controls switch access.
3Press any key to return to the
Management Console Logon Screen.
The switch is designed to operate with little
or no user intervention. In most cases, you
can use it with its default settings as soon as
you assign it an IP address and password.
To change the switch configuration and to
monitor network conditions and statistics,
you can use the management console menus
or use the web-based Catalyst 1900 Switch
Manager from anywhere on your intranet.
If the switch is running the Cisco Catalyst
1900/2820EnterpriseEditionSoftware,you
can also use the command-line interface
(CLI).
The following section describes how to
access the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager
homepage. Forinformationabout usingthe
management console menus or the Catalyst
1900 Switch Manager, refer to the Catalyst
1900 Series Installation and Configuration
Guide.For information about theCLI, refer
to the on-line Catalyst 1900 Series and
Catalyst 2820 Series Command Reference.
