3Com 2226 User Guide - Page 24

24 CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING TO THE WEB INTERFACE Menu Item VLANs Link Aggregation Statistics Traffic Monitoring Traffic Prioritization Upgrade Support Log Out Description Allows you to create VLAN groups, add port members, and specify how VLAN tagging is used Allows you to set up and maintain trunk membership for port groups Displays the number of packets received and transmitted from each individual port Allows you to perform port traffic monitoring on the Switch. To monitor a port, you will also need a network analyzer. Allows you to configure traffic prioritization for IP phones that are connected to the Switch Allows you to upgrade the firmware on the Switch. Before you can perform an upgrade, you first need to download firmware updates from the 3Com Web site. Displays 3Com contact information and describes how to use the online help system Allows you to securely log off the Web interface Buttons Depending on the screen that is currently displayed, the following buttons may appear: ■ Apply - Click to save and apply any changes that you have made ■ Cancel - Click to discard any unsaved changes ■ Help - Click to display the context-sensitive help information for the screen that is currently displayed. The help pages provide information on the tasks that you can perform on each screen. Accessing the Interface Without Using Discovery The Discovery application works by automatically detecting the IP address that is assigned to the Switch, and then using that address to connect to the Web interface. If you know the Switch's IP address, you can access the Web interface without using Discovery. This section describes how to access the interface directly, without using Discovery. If you do not configure the Switch's IP address settings, it will perform auto IP configuration to assign an IP address to itself. For more information, refer to "Automatic IP Configuration" on page 29. To determine the IP address that the Switch will assign to itself during auto IP configuration, check the sticker on the base of the Switch. This sticker contains the MAC address and default IP address of the Switch. DHCP Assigned IP Address If you set the IP address mode to DHCP, check the DHCP server for the IP address that is assigned to the Switch, and then use that IP address to access the Web interface.