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Getting Started With Switch Configuration

Getting Started With Switch

Configuration

3. Use the Tab key to select the Manager Password field and enter a manager

password of up to 16 characters.

4. Tab to the IP Config (DHCP/Bootp) field and use the Space bar to select the

Manual option.

5. Tab to the IP Address field and enter the IP address that is compatible with

your network.

6. Tab to the Subnet Mask field and enter the subnet mask used for your

network.

7. Press Enter, then S (for S

ave).

The following is information on the fields in the Setup screen. For more

information on these fields, see the Management and Configuration Guide

which is on the ProCurve Web site. See page 5-1 for details.

Parameter Default

System Name blank Optional; up to 25 characters, including spaces

System Contact blank Optional; up to 48 characters, including spaces

Manager Password blank Recommended; up to 16 characters (no blank spaces)

Logon Default CLI The default setting selects the command line interface for console access.

The alternative is the Menu interface.

Time Zone 0 (none) Optional; 1440 to -1440. The number of minutes your location is to the

West (-) or East (+) of GMT.

Community Name public Default setting recommended.

Spanning Tree Enabled No Default setting recommended unless STP is already running on your network

or the switch will be used in complex network topologies.

Default Gateway blank Recommended; Enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway node if network

traffic needs to be able to reach off-subnet destinations.

Time Sync Method TimeP Optional; The protocol the switch uses to acquire a time signal. The options

are SNTP and TimeP.

TimeP Mode Disabled Synchronizes the time kept on the switch to the TimeP server.

IP Config DHCP/Bootp Set to Manual unless a DHCP/Bootp server is used on your network to

configure IP addressing.

IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Recommended; If you set IP Config to Manual, then enter an IP address

compatible with your network.

Note: The IP address and subnet mask assigned for the switch must be compatible with the IP addressing used in

your network. For more information on IP addressing, see the Management and Configuration Guide

which is on

the ProCurve Web site. See page 5-1 for details.

Subnet Mask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Recommended; If you entered an IP address, then enter a subnet mask

compatible with your network.

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