HowTo configure a HP 2824 switch

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This document describes the configuration of a HP ProCurve 2824 switch for use with TNC@FHH. The connection to the switch in this documentation is made via the serial port by using a serial-to-usb-converter on the one hand, and via telnet on the other hand. For the connection via the serial-port, the program minicom is used under a Linux system.

Note: The steps A.0 to A.8 describe the procedure when using the serial-port of the switch, the step B.1 describes the use of a telnet-connection.

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Step A.0: Prepare the system for the use of minicom (on Debian)

Step A.0.1: Download and install minicom

$ sudo aptitude install minicom

Step A.0.2: Identify the serial port

If you are using a serial-to-usb-converter, you can detect at which port your device is registered via typing 

$ dmesg | grep usb

Remember that port, it will be used later on.

Step A.1: Start minicom

$ sudo minicom

Step A.2: Opening the dial-menu

Open the dial-menu by typing 

CTRL+A D

(first press CTRL and A, then release both keys and press D)

Step A.3: Creating and configuring a new entry

Step A.3.1: Create a new entry

Create a new entry (add) or edit the one that is there by default (edit).

Step A.3.2: Filling in the name

Then fill in a name for this entry by pressing the A-key. 

hp-switch

(the name can be choosen free)

Step A.3.3: Filling in the adress

Now you have to fill in the adress of the switch by pressing the B-key. If you are using a serial-to-usb-converter you may fill in 

/dev/ttyUSBx

for example. (the 'x' at the end can be different if you are using multiple usb-devices at the same time)

Step A.3.4: Set the connection-properties

After that you can set the connection-properties by pressing the K-key. Now press 

E 9600

and 

Q 8-N-1

Step A.4: Opening the configuration-menu

Open the configuration-dialog by pressing 

CTRL+A O

Step A.5: Set the default connection-properties

Step A.5.1: Opening the serial port-submenu

Then go to the submenu 

serial port

Step A.5.2: Set the device

Press the A-key and type in the same as you did in Step 3.3

Step A.5.3: Set the connection-properties

Then press the E-key and then 

E 9600

and 

Q 8-N-1

Step A.5.4: Set the flow control

At the end you have to set the hardware and software flow control via the F- and G-key to 

F no
G yes

Step A.6: Saving the configuration to a file

In the configuation-menu (open it like in Step 5), choose 

Saving configuration as...

The filename you type in here can be used to start minicom directly with this configuration. For example, if you name your configuration file 

hp_switch

then you can start minicom with 

$ sudo minicom hp_switch

Step A.7: Restart 'minicom'

Before you can dial the switch, you have to restart minicom. To do so, you have to press 

CTRL+A X

Afterwards start minicom with your saved configuration. 

$ sudo minicom hp_switch

for example.

Step A.8: Dialing the switch

Press 

CTRL+A D

Now select your entry for the switch and chosse dial. If the connection doesn't seem to start after a few seconds, press 

ESC

Now the connection should start and ask you for a password. You can type in the operator or the manager-password.

Step B.1: Connecting to the switch via telnet

If the switch has an ip adress, you can connect to it via typing 

telnet 10.0.0.1

if the switch has the adress 10.0.0.1. Then you will be asked for a username and password. The default-setting should be that both are empty.

Step 1: Configuring the switch

At the switch command line, you can start configuring it by typing 

configure

Now you can put in all configuration commands, one line after another. You can fill them in either by typing them manually or by inserting them from a given configuration-file. The last command of a complete configuration has to be 

exit

which ends the configuration mode. All correct configuration commands will influence the current state of the switch, as they are written to the running configuration. If you want to make the changes persistent, you have to save them, so the switch loads them at the next reboot. This is done via the command 

write configuration

Step 2: Logout & exiting the program

When you are finished, logout from the router via typing 

logout

Step 2.A: Exiting minicom

Then hang up the connection by pressing 

CTRL+A H

and then close minicom with 

CTRL+A Q

Step 2.B: Exiting telnet

Stop telnet by typing 

quit
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