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34 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT To connect the cable: a Attach an RJ-45 connector at one end of the Ethernet cable to the Network Interface Card (NIC) in the workstation. b Connect the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the cable to one of the front panel ports on the Switch. Configuring the Workstation with IP Information You need to change the IP address and subnet mask of the workstation that you have connected to the Switch. Make a note of the existing settings so you can return to them later. Change the workstation to the following settings: ■ IP address - 169.254.100.99 ■ Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0 Setting Up the Switch with IP Information You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information using the Web interface. 1 Power-up the Switch. This takes approximately one minute. 2 Open a suitable Web browser and enter 169.254.100.100 in the Location Address field. This is the default IP address that is automatically assigned to an offline unit. If there is no response, wait for one minute then re-enter the default IP address. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, a set of Getting Started pages are displayed. 4 The Getting Started pages allow you to enter basic setup information for the Switch. Select Manual and then enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that you want the Switch to use when it is connected to the network. The final page displays a summary of the information entered. The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for you to set up your chosen management method. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 41.

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34
C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
To connect the cable:
a
Attach an RJ-45 connector at one end of the Ethernet cable to the
Network Interface Card (NIC) in the workstation.
b
Connect the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the cable to one of
the front panel ports on the Switch.
Configuring the Workstation with IP Information
You need to change the IP address and subnet mask of the workstation
that you have connected to the Switch. Make a note of the existing
settings so you can return to them later. Change the workstation to the
following settings:
■
IP address —
169.254.100.99
■
Subnet mask —
255.255.255.0
Setting Up the Switch with IP Information
You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information
using the Web interface.
1
Power-up the Switch. This takes approximately one minute.
2
Open a suitable Web browser and enter
169.254.100.100
in the
Location Address
field. This is the default IP address that is automatically
assigned to an offline unit.
If there is no response, wait for one minute then re-enter the default IP
address.
3
At the login and password prompts, enter
admin
as your user name and
press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, a
set of Getting Started pages are displayed.
4
The Getting Started pages allow you to enter basic setup information for
the Switch. Select
Manual
and then enter the IP address, subnet mask,
and default gateway that you want the Switch to use when it is
connected to the network. The final page displays a summary of the
information entered.
The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready
for you to set up your chosen management method. See
“Methods of
Managing a Switch”
on
page 41
.