20.(Optional, but recommended) To set up your SNMP managers, click Setup>Management>SNMP Managers.

21.Click Save Settings.

For more information on adjusting the management module settings through the web interface, see the HP Modular Cooling System G2 Web Interface User Guide located on the Documentation CD shipped with this product.

Configuring the IP address through the web interface

1.View the IP address received from DHCP on the operator display.

2.Access the Management module through the web interface.

a.Launch a supported browser. The browser window appears.

b.In the Address field (Microsoft® Internet Explorer) or the Location field (Firefox Mozilla), enter http://ipaddress (where ipaddress is the IP address of the management module). The login screen appears.

3.Log in through the web interface.

a.Enter the user name in the User Name field. The default user name is Admin.

b.Enter the password in the Password field. The default password is Admin.

c.Click Sign In.

4.Click Setup>Network.

a.Select the radio button to disable DHCP (enabled is the default setting).

b.Click Save Settings.

c.Change the IP address in the IP Address field of the management module.

d.Change the network mask of the management module.

e.Change the default gateway of the management module.

f.Click Save Settings.

g.Log in to the new IP address.

5.Verify that the water source is available and turned on by viewing the Water Flow status in the Overview menu.

6.Click Setup>Accounts, and then change the default Web Admin and Web User passwords.

7.Click Save Settings.

8.(Optional, but recommended) Click Setup>Management>Remote Access, select SSL Enable.

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