Reference Guide

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Access the Aggregator Remotely

Configuring the Aggregator for Telnet access is a three-step process:

1. Configure an IP address for the management port. Refer to Configure the Management Port IP

Address.

2. Configure a management route with a default gateway. Refer to Configure a Management Route.

3. Configure a username and password. Refer to Configure a Username and Password.

Configure the Management Port IP Address

Assign IP addresses to the management ports in order to access the system remotely. To configure the

management port IP address, follow these steps:

You can also configure a management port to acquire its IP address dynamically from a DHCP server by

using the

ip address dhcp command:

Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode

1 Enter INTERFACE mode for the

Management port.

interface ManagementEthernet slot/port

• slot: 0

• port: 0

CONFIGURATION

Assign an IP address to the

interface.

ip address ip-address/mask

• ip-address: an address in dotted-decimal format

(A.B.C.D).

• mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/

xx).

INTERFACE

Enable the interface.

no shutdown

INTERFACE

Task Command Syntax Command Mode

Acquire an IP address from the DHCP

server.

ip address dhcp INTERFACE