3Com 3CBLSF50 User Guide - Page 32

Running the 3Com Switch Detect Application, Once installed - setup

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32 CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING TO THE WEB INTERFACE Running the 3Com Switch Detect Application The 3Com Baseline Switch CD-ROM contains, in addition to the documentation, the 3Com Switch Detect Application. To use 3Com Switch Detect to connect to the Web interface of your Switch, do the following: 1 On the computer that is connected to your Switch (either directly or on a network that is on the same subnet), insert the CD-ROM into its CD drive. If you have autorun enabled, you will be presented with a menu showing the contents of the CD-ROM. Select the 3Com Detect Application link to install the utility. Follow the onscreen instructions. If the auto-run program does not start, you should browse to your CD-ROM drive, go to the /switch detect directory and double click on setup.exe. Follow the prompts that will take you through the installation process. Once installed, the 3Com Switch Detect Application can be accessed from the Windows Start/Programs list. When the 3Com Detect application starts, you will be see the Welcome Screen (Figure 12). Figure 12 The 3Com Switch Detect Welcome Screen 2 If the computer has multiple network adapters, select the adapter that connects the computer to the network or Switch, click "Next." 3 You will then be offered the choice of searching the same subnet that your PC is on for a connected switch (default), or specifying an IP range. Note that specifying a large range may take some time for the search to complete.

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32
C
HAPTER
3: C
ONNECTING
TO
THE
W
EB
I
NTERFACE
Running the 3Com Switch Detect Application
The 3Com Baseline Switch CD-ROM contains, in addi-
tion to the documentation, the 3Com Switch Detect
Application.
To use 3Com Switch Detect to connect to the Web
interface of your Switch, do the following:
1
On the computer that is connected to your Switch
(either directly or on a network that is on the same sub-
net), insert the CD-ROM into its CD drive.
If you have autorun enabled, you will be presented with
a menu showing the contents of the CD-ROM. Select
the 3Com Detect Application link to install the utility.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
If the auto-run program does not start, you should
browse to your CD-ROM drive, go to the
/switch detect
directory and double click on
setup.exe
. Follow the
prompts that will take you through the installation pro-
cess.
Once installed, the 3Com Switch Detect Application can
be accessed from the Windows Start/Programs list.
When the 3Com Detect application starts, you will be
see the Welcome Screen (
Figure 12
).
Figure 12
The 3Com Switch Detect Welcome Screen
2
If the computer has multiple network adapters, select
the adapter that connects the computer to the network
or Switch, click "Next."
3
You will then be offered the choice of searching the
same subnet that your PC is on for a connected switch
(default), or specifying an IP range. Note that specifying
a large range may take some time for the search to
complete.