Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) 27
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Figure 5: Configuring the switch from a PC in another subnet.
You can browse to the switch through any VLAN, as long as you giv e that VLAN a n IP
address (see below). These instructions assume you will use vlan1. The switch ports all
belong to vlan1 by default.
3. Access the switch’s command line interface
Access the CLI from the PC, as described in “Connecting a Terminal or PC”
on page 14.
4. Enable IP
ENABLE IP
5. Assign the vlan1 interface an IP address
ADD IP INTERFACE=vlan1 IP=ipaddress MASK=mask
If you use DHCP to assign IP addresses to devices on your LAN, and you want to
manage the switch within this DHCP regime, it is recommended that you set your
DHCP server to always assign the same IP address to the switch. This will enable you
to access the GUI by browsing to that IP address, and will also let you use the switch as
a gateway device for your LAN. If you need the switch's MAC address for this, you can
display it using the command SHOW SWITCH. To set the interface to obtain its IP
address by DHCP, use the commands:
ADD IP INTERFACE=VLAN1 IPADDRESS =DHCP and
ENABLE IP REMOTEASSIGN.
where:
•PC-subnet is the IP subnet address of the PC. For example, if the PC has
an IP address of 192.168.6.1 and a mask of 255.255.255.0, its subnet
address is 192.168.6.0.
•gateway-ipaddress is the IP address of the gateway device that connects
the PC’s subnet with the switch’s subnet (Figure 5 on page 27).
6. If you want to be able to browse to the GUI securely, configure SSL (Secure
Sockets Layer)
See “Secure Access” on page 29 for more information.
7. Save the configuration and set the switch to use it on bootup
CREATE CONFIG=filename.cfg
SET CONFIG=filename.cfg
subnetsubnet
gateway
AT-8800 Series Switch