Cisco 2975 - Manual (Page 53)

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Catalyst 2975 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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A P P E N D I X
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Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based
Setup Program
This appendix provides a CLI-based setup procedure for a Catalyst 2975 standalone switch or a switch
stack. Before powering the switch to run the setup program, review the safety warnings in
Chapter 2,
“Switch Installation.”
Accessing the CLI Through Express Setup
You can access the CLI on an unconfigured switch by placing the switch in Express Setup mode and then
connecting a switch Ethernet port to the Ethernet port of your PC or workstation. To put the switch into
Express Setup mode, follow the steps described in the getting started guide for powering on the switch
and using Express Setup.
When the switch is in Express Setup mode, open a Telnet session to the switch by entering the IP address
10.0.0.1. Enter the setup user EXEC command. Enter the information described in the
“IP Settings”
section on page C-2 and the “Completing the Setup Program” section on page C-2 .
After you have entered the configuration information for the switch, save it to flash memory by using
the write memory privileged EXEC command.
Note While in Express Setup mode, the IP address 10.0.0.1 remains active on the switch until you enter the
write memory
command. You lose the Telnet connection after entering the write memory command.
For more information about using the CLI, see the switch command reference for this release.
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port
You can access the CLI on a configured or unconfigured switch by connecting the console port of the
switch to your PC or workstation and accessing the switch through a terminal emulation program.
Note If you have stacked your switches, connect to the console port of one of the switches in the stack. The
initial configuration for the entire stack can be performed on any member switch.