3Com 3CR17662-91, 3CR17661-91, 3CR17660-91 manual Using the Web Interface

42CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

To connect the cable:

aAttach an RJ-45 connector at one end of the Ethernet cable to the Network Interface Card (NIC) in the workstation.

bConnect the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the cable to one of the front panel ports on the Switch.

Do not interconnect the Switch to any other unconfigured Switch.

Setting Up the Switch with IP Information

You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information. You can do this using the Web interface or the command line interface (CLI) using telnet.

Using the Web Interface

1Power-up the Switch. This takes approximately one minute.

2Open a suitable Web browser and enter the IP address of your Switch in the Address field.

If there is no response, wait for one minute then re-enter the IP address.

If a pop up message appears displaying download and install simplified

Chinese information, click Cancel.

3At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return and at the password prompt (default user name and password) press Return again. If you have logged on correctly, the Device View of the Switch is displayed.

4To enter basic setup information for the Switch, select Administration > IP Setup and then follow the wizard through various system screens to enter the IP address and subnet mask that you want the Switch to use when it is connected to the network. The final page displays a summary of the information entered.

5Select Save Configuration to save the configuration to your Switch.

The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for you to set up your chosen management method. See “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 32.