3Com 3CR17561-91-US Getting Started Guide - Page 51

Using the Web Interface, Network Interface Card NIC in the workstation.

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Manually Configuring IP Information 51 Connecting the Workstation to the Switch 1 Connect the workstation to a front panel port using an Ethernet cable as shown in Figure 19. Figure 19 Connecting a Workstation to the Switch via a Front Panel Port Switch Workstation (with a Network Interface Card installed) Ethernet Cable To connect the cable: Front Panel Port Connection 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. Do not interconnect the Switch to any other unconfigured Switch. Setting Up the Switch with IP Information You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information. You can do this using the Web interface or the command line interface (CLI) via telnet. Using the Web Interface 1 Power-up the Switch. This takes approximately one minute. 2 Open a suitable Web browser and enter the IP address of your Switch in the Address field. If there is no response, wait for one minute then re-enter the IP address. If a pop up message appears displaying download and install simplified Chinese information, click Cancel. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return and at the password prompt (default user name and password) press Return again. If you have logged on correctly, the Device View of the Switch is displayed.

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Manually Configuring IP Information
51
Connecting the Workstation to the Switch
1
Connect the workstation to a front panel port using an Ethernet cable as
shown in Figure 19.
Figure 19
Connecting a Workstation to the Switch via a Front Panel Port
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.
Do not interconnect the Switch to any other unconfigured Switch.
Setting Up the Switch with IP Information
You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information. You
can do this using the Web interface or the command line interface (CLI)
via telnet.
Using the Web Interface
1
Power-up the Switch. This takes approximately one minute.
2
Open a suitable Web browser and enter the IP address of your Switch in
the
Address
field.
If there is no response, wait for one minute then re-enter the IP address.
If a pop up message appears displaying download and install simplified
Chinese information, click
Cancel
.
3
At the login and password prompts, enter
admin
as your user name and
press
Return
and at the password prompt (default user name and
password) press
Return
again. If you have logged on correctly, the Device
View of the Switch is displayed.
Front Panel
Port Connection
Ethernet Cable
Workstation
(with a Network
Interface Card
installed)
Switch