S3900 SERIES SWITCHES CONFIGURATION PREPARATION

S3900 Series Switches Configuration Preparation

S3900 Series Switches

Models: S3900-24T4S-R; S3900-24F4S-R; S3900-48T6S-R

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Contents
1 Configuration Preparation.............................................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Port Number of the Switch........................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Preparation Before Switch Startup..............................................................................................................................................................1

1.3 Acquiring Help............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.4 Command Modes........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

1.5 Canceling a Command...................................................................................................................................................................................3

1.6 Saving Configuration.................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

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1 Configuration Preparation
The chapter mainly describes the following preparatory works before you configure the switch at the first time:
 Port number of the switch
 Preparation before switch startup
 How to get help
 Command mode
 Cancelling a command
 Saving configuration

1.1 Port Number of the Switch

The physical port of the switch is numbered in the <type><slot>/<port> form. THE type-to-name table is shown as follows:

Interface Type Name Simplified Name

10M Ethernet Ethernet e

100M fast Ethernet FastEthernet f

1000M Ethernet GigaEthernet g

The expansion slot number to mark and set ports must be the number 0. Other expansion slots are numbered from left to
right, starting from 1.
The ports in the same expansion slot are numbered according to the order from bottom to top and the order from left to
right, starting from 1. If only one port exists, the port number is 1.
Note:
Ports in each kind of modulars must be numbered sequently bottom from to top and from left to right.

1.2 Preparation Before Switch Startup

Do the following preparatory works before the switch is configured:

1.3 Acquiring Help

Use the question mark (?) and the direction mark to help you enter commands:
 Enter a question mark. The currently available command list is displayed.

Switch> ?

 Enter several familiar characters and press the space key. The available command list starting with the entered familiar
characters is displayed.

Switch> s?

 Enter a command, press the space key and enter the question mark. The command parameter list is displayed.

Switch> show ?

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 Press the “up” key and the commands entered before can be displayed. Continue to press the “up” key and more
commands are to be displayed. After that, press the“down”key and the next command to be entered is displayed
under the current command.

1.4 Command Modes

The command line interfaces for the switch can be classified into several modes. Each command mode enables you to
configure different groupware. The command that can be used currently is up to the command mode where you are. You
can enter the question mark in different command modes to obtain the available command list. Common command modes
are listed in the following table:

Command Mode Login Mode Prompt Exit Mode

System monitoring mode Enter Ctrl-p after the power monitor# Run quit.

is on.

User mode Log in. Switch> Run exit or quit.

Management mode Enter enter or enable in Switch# Run exit or quit.

user mode.

Office configuration Enter config in Switch_config# Run exit or quit or Ctrl-z to

mode management mode. directly back to the

management mode.

Port configuration mode Enter the interface Switch_config_f0/1# Run exit or quit or Ctrl-z to

command in office directly back to the

configuration mode, such as management mode.

interface f0/1.

Each command mode is unsuitable to subsets of some commands. If problem occurswhen you enter commands, check the
prompt and enter the question mark to obtain the available command list. Problem may occur when you run in incorrect
command mode or you misspelled the command.
Pay attention to the changes of the interface prompt and the relative command mode in the following case:
Switch> enter
Password: <enter password>
Switch# config
Switch_config# interface f0/1

Switch_config_f0/1# quit
Switch_config# quit
Switch#

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1.5 Canceling a Command

To cancel a command or resume its default properties, add the keyword “no” before most commands. An example is
given as follows:
no ip routing

1.6 Saving Configuration

You need to save configuration in case the system is restarted or the power is suddenly off. Saving configuration can quickly
recover the original configuration. You can run write to save configuration in management mode or office configuration
mode.

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