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CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

This chapter provides information on how to configure the Switch’s advanced features. Topics include:

Device Summary Information

Administration Settings

Configuring VLANs

Configuring Port Settings

QoS VoIP Traffic Settings

Security

Monitoring

Configuration Overview

The Switch is shipped ready for use. If you only want the Switch to function as a basic layer 2 switch, you do not need to access the Web interface and configure the Switch.

You only need to access the Web interface if you want to:

Set the administration password to the Web interface

Assign an IP address to the Switch

Configure the Switch’s advanced features

Upgrade the firmware

Device Summary Information

The Device Summary screen, which automatically loads after you log on to the Web interface, provides a snapshot of the Switch’s basic settings and versions of current components.

Click Device Summary on the menu. A screen appears with three tabs that include:

Device View

Polling Interval

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3Com 3C16491 manual Configuration Overview, Device Summary Information