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Manually Configuring IP Information, Connecting to a Front Panel Port, Connecting to a Front

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Manually Configuring IP Information 35 Manually Configuring IP Information You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following ways: ■ Connecting to a front panel port - Connect a workstation using an Ethernet cable to a front panel port of the Switch. You can then manually enter IP information using the web interface or the command line interface (CLI). ■ Connecting to the console port - Connect a workstation using a console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI). Connecting to a Front To set up your Switch manually you can make a connection to a front Panel Port panel port. You must do this whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before you connect the Switch to a network. The procedure described in this section assumes the unit has been powered up in standalone mode and has the default IP address of 169.254.100.100. Pre-requisites ■ A workstation running Windows 95/98/2000 or Windows NT. ■ A Network Interface Card (NIC). ■ A Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors. ■ A suitable Web browser - refer to "Choosing a Browser"on page 48. ■ You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the Switch with IP information: ■ IP address ■ subnet mask ■ default gateway

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Manually Configuring IP Information
35
Manually
Configuring IP
Information
You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following
ways:
■
Connecting to a front panel port — Connect a workstation using an
Ethernet cable to a front panel port of the Switch. You can then
manually enter IP information using the web interface or the
command line interface (CLI).
■
Connecting to the console port — Connect a workstation using a
console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then
manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI).
Connecting to a Front
Panel Port
To set up your Switch manually you can make a connection to a front
panel port. You must do this whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before
you connect the Switch to a network.
The procedure described in this section assumes the unit has been
powered up in standalone mode and has the default IP address of
169.254.100.100.
Pre-requisites
■
A workstation running Windows 95/98/2000 or Windows NT.
■
A Network Interface Card (NIC).
■
A Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors.
■
A suitable Web browser — refer to
“Choosing a Browser”
on
page 48
.
■
You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the
Switch with IP information:
■
IP address
■
subnet mask
■
default gateway