D-Link DES-3226 manual WEB-BASED Network Management, Introduction, Getting Started

DES-3226 NWay Standalone Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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WEB-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Introduction

The DES-3226 offers an embedded Web-based (HTML) interface allowing users to manage the Switch from anywhere on the network through a standard browser, such as Opera, Netscape Navigator/Communicator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The Web browser acts as a universal access tool and can communicate directly with the Switch using the HTTP protocol. Your browser window may vary with the screen shots (pictures) in this guide.

The Web-based management module and the Console program (and Telnet) are different ways to access the same internal switching software and configure it. Thus, all settings encountered in Web-based management are the same as those found in the console program.

Note: This Web-based Management Module does not accept Chinese language input (or other languages requiring 2 bytes per character).

Getting Started

The first step in getting started in using Web-based management for your Switch is to secure a browser. A Web browser is a program that allows a person to read hypertext, for example, Opera, Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Follow the installation instructions for the browser.

The second and last step is to configure the IP interface of the Switch. This should be done manually through a console (see the Configure IP Address section in the “Using The Console Interface” chapter).

You are now ready to begin managing your Switch by simply running the browser installed on your computer and pointing it to the IP address you have defined for the device. The URL in the address bar should read something like: http://123.123.123.123, where the numbers 123 represent the IP address of the switch. Please note that the proxy for session connection should be turned off.

The following dialog box will open:

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