Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Configuring the Switch
Open your web browser and enter http://192.168.1.254 into the address field.. Press the Enter key and the Password screen will appear..
Address Bar
NOTE: The default IP address is 192.168.1.254.. If the IP address has been changed using DHCP or via the console interface, enter the assigned IP address instead of the default..
The first time you open the web‑based utility, enter admin (the default username) in the username field and leave the password blank.. Click the OK button.. You can set a password later from the Admin tab’s User Accounts screen..
Login Screen
Setup
The first screen displays the Summary screen on the Setup tab.. There are 10 tabs across the top of the screen: Setup, Port management, VLAN Management, Statistics, ACL, Security, QoS, Spanning Tree, Multicast, and a More tab.. Click the More tab to access the SNMP, Admin and Logout tabs.. Each tab contains screens that will help you configure and manage the Switch..
Configuring the Switch
Setup > Summary
The Setup > Summary screen displays a summary of Switch information.. The settings cannot be modified from the Setup > Summary screen.. Many of the settings can be modified from the Setup > Network Settings screen..
Setup > Summary
Device Information
System Name Displays the name for the Switch, if one has been entered..
IP Address The IP address assigned to the Switch is displayed.. (The default IP address is 192.168.1.254)
Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask assigned to the Switch is displayed (The default is 255.255.255.0)..
DNS Servers The IP address of your ISP’s server, which translates the names of websites into IP addresses..
Default Gateway IP address of the gateway router between this device and management stations that exist on other network segments.. (Default: 0.0.0.0)
Address Mode Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via manual configuration (Static), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or Boot Protocol (BOOTP).. If DHCP/BOOTP is enabled, IP will not function until a reply has been received from the server.. Requests will be broadcast periodically by the Switch for an IP address.. (DHCP/BOOTP values can include the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway..)
Base MAC Address The MAC address of the Switch is displayed..
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