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If you've got a new switch, all basic settings must be configured using a console cable. SSHing or telnetting to a switch is imposible without an IP address. Therefore you must first configure all the basic settings via console.

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If you've got a new switch, all basic settings must be configured using a console cable. SSHing or telnetting to a switch is imposible without an IP address. Therefore you must first configure all the basic settings via console.

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