IBM Nortel 10 manual Initial configuration

communicate directly with the switch using HTTP. Your computer might have to access and install a Java plug-in (JRE 1.4.0) to run without errors. Later versions of the JRE might work but are not officially supported.

Note: This interface does not accept Chinese language input (or other double-byte character-set languages).

Before you can access and start the Browser Based Interface, make sure that you have completed the following procedures:

vInstall the GbE switch module in the BladeCenter unit

vVerify that the GbE switch module software is installed on the GbE switch module

vConfigure at least one IP interface on the GbE switch module

vEnable the frames and the JavaScript™ program in your Web browser

vThe following hardware and software are required for the Web interface:

–A frame-capable Web-browser program, such as Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or later) or Netscape Navigator (version 4.7 or later)

–A computer or workstation with network access to the GbE switch module

To start the Browser based interface, complete the following steps:

1.Start a Web browser. The Web-browser window opens.

2.In the URL field, enter the IP address of the GbE switch module, in the following format http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The login window opens.

3.Enter your user ID and password and click OK. The default user ID is admin. The default password is admin.

Note: The passwords used to access the GbE switch module are case-sensitive. To increase system security, change the password after you log on for the first time.

Initial configuration

The operating software on the GbE switch module contains default configuration files that are installed during in the software installation. These initial configuration settings are not located in a separate configuration file, but are components of the software. When you restore the management module to factory defaults, the user defined configuration file is deleted and the original configuration is reloaded. For more information about configuring and managing the GbE switch module through the management module, see the Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch Module Command Reference guide.

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