Using HyperTerminal in Windows to Access 3com Switch An initial, basic configuration on a 3com switch is fairly simple.

You will need a serial cable to connect a computer to the 3com switch in order to access the switch through HyperTerminal. HyperTerminal can be found on windows by clicking START, go to PROGRAMS, then to ACCESSORIES, then go to COMMUNICATIONS, and click on HyperTerminal. After the program appears, make up a name and enter it in the space provided, choose an icon then click OK.

Look in the drop down menu at Connect using:. Choose the port that your serial cable is hooked to on your computer (usually COM1) from the switch. Then click OK

Click Restore Defaults, then click OK. You now have an open connection to the 3com Switch. Now, hit enter until you have a login prompt.

Configuring the switch at the Command Line in HyperTerminal

At the login prompt, type admin, then hit enter. At the password prompt, just hit enter. Initially, there is no password. You are now logged on to the 3com switch and can start configuring. The switch may be configured in any order.

There are 3 basic items that need to be configured: 1) Enter a system password. 2) Enter system information. 3) Enter IP information.

System Password
To set a system password, at the top-level menu, type system password then hit enter. It will then prompt you to enter the old password (if this is the first time, just press enter), enter your old password and hit enter. It will then prompt you to enter a new password, enter a new password, and when prompted enter the new password again. After you enter the new password a second time, it will display The command line interface password has been successfully changed.

System Information
At the top-level menu, type system information or type sys info for short, as long as you type enough information to uniquely identify each word, you will get the same results. After you hit enter, you will be prompted to enter a name for the system. Any name you wish to use to identify your switch may be used, then press enter. Now, the prompt is asking for a contact. A persons name to contact if something happens needs to be entered here. Finally, the last prompt asks for a location. Just enter a room number or place where the switch can be found.

IP Information for the switch

At the top-level menu, type ip interface define and hit enter. It will prompt you to enter an ip address. Enter the ip address you want to assign to the switch, in our case we used 205.174.50.108, then press enter. Now you will be prompted to enter the subnet mask. Enter the appropriate subnet mask, in our case it was 255.255.255.0. Press enter and you will be prompted for a default gateway. Enter the appropriate gateway, in our case it was 205.174.50.1, and hit enter. For the next two prompts, SLIP IP and SLIP subnet mask, just enter through. After entering through the SLIP prompts, the system will display all the items related to ips for the switch.

Bibliografia: http://mcis.jsu.edu/faculty/gfrancia/cs450/3Com_Config.html