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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