you can access the cli on an unconfigured switch by placing the switch in express setup mode and then by connecting a switch ethernet port to the ethernet port of your pc or workstation. to put the switch into express setup mode, follow the steps described in the catalyst 3560 switch getting started guide for powering on the switch and using express setup.

    after the switch is in express setup mode, open a telnet session to the switch by entering the ip address 10.0.0.1. enter the setup user exec command. see these sections in this chapter to then configure the switch by using the cli:

    1 entering the initial configuration information.

    2 completing the setup program.

    after you have entered the configuration information for the switch, save it to flash memory by using the write memory privileged exec command.

    while in express setup mode, the ip address 10.0.0.1 is active until you enter the write memory command. you lose the telnet connection after entering the write memory command.

    for more information about using the cli, see the switch command reference for this release.