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Manually Configuring IP Information
You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following
ways:
■Connecting to a front panel port — Connect a workstation using an
Ethernet cable to a front panel port of the Switch. You can then
manually enter IP information using the web interface or the
command line interface (CLI).
■Connecting to the console port — Connect a workstation using a
console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then
manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI).
Connecting to a Front
Panel Port
To set up your Switch manually you can make a connection to a front
panel port. You must do this whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before
you connect the Switch to a network.
The procedure described in this section assumes the unit has been
powered up in standalone mode and has the default IP address of
169.254.100.100.
Pre-requisites
■A workstation running Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT or
Windows XP.
■A Network Interface Card (NIC).
■A Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors.
■A suitable Web browser — refer to “Choosing a Browser”on page 53.
■You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the
Switch with IP information:
■IP address
■subnet mask
■default gateway
■management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)
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