D-Link DES-3624 manual WEB-BASED Network Management, Introduction, Getting Started

Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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WEB-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Introduction

The Switch offers an embedded Web-based (hypertext) interface allowing users to manage the Switch from anywhere on the network through a standard browser such as Netscape Navigator/Communicator, 4.x or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, 4.x or later. The Web browser acts as a universal access tool and can communicate directly with the Switch using HTTP protocol. Your browser screen may vary with the screen shots (pictures) in this guide.

Note: This Web-based Management Module does not accept Chinese language input (or other languages requiring two 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, Netscape Navigator, 4.x or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, 4.x or later. Follow the installation instructions for the browser.

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

Management

To begin managing your Switch simply run the browser you have installed on your computer and point 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.

In the page that opens, click on the Login to DES-3624 Manager button:

This opens the main page in the management module.

The top of each page contains an interactive view of the Switch’s front panel. If your Switch is part of a stack, there will also be an icon representing each Switch in the stack on the left side of this panel. Click on the desired Switch to view that Switch’s front panel. A colored border around the Switch icon indicates which Switch’s front panel is currently being displayed:

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