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FS728TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Smart Control Center Utilities In addition to device discovery and network address assignment, the Smart Control Center includes several maintenance features. This section describes the following Smart Control Center utilities: • Network Utilities on page 19 • Configuration Upload and Download on page 20 • Firmware Upgrade on page 22 Network Utilities From the Network tab, you can perform the following functions: • DHCP Refresh-Forces the switch to release the current bindings and request new address information from the DHCP server. • Reboot Device-Reboots the selected device. • Web Browser Access-Launches a Web browser and connects to the management interface for the selected device. • Configure Device-Allows you to modify network information for the switch, including the IP address, DHCP client mode, system name, and location. For more information about this feature, see Configuring the Device. • Change Password-Allows you to set a new password for the device. For more information about this feature, see Changing the Switch Password. Configuring the Device To modify switch information: 1. Select the switch. 2. Click Configure Device. Additional fields appear on the screen. 3. To assign or update a static IP address, default gateway, or subnet mask, disable the DHCP client and enter the new information. You can also specify a system name and location for the switch. 4. Type the password in the Current Password field. You cannot apply the changes without a valid switch password. The default password for the switch is password. 5. Click Apply to update the switch with the changes to the network information. Chapter 1: Getting Started | 19

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Chapter 1:
Getting Started
|
19
FS728TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Smart Control Center Utilities
In addition to device discovery and network address assignment, the Smart Control Center
includes several maintenance features. This section describes the following Smart Control
Center utilities:
Network Utilities
on page
19
Configuration Upload and Download
on page
20
Firmware Upgrade
on page
22
Network Utilities
From the
Network
tab, you can perform the following functions:
DHCP Refresh
—Forces the switch to release the current bindings and request new
address information from the DHCP server.
Reboot Device
—Reboots the selected device.
Web Browser Access
—Launches a Web browser and connects to the management
interface for the selected device.
Configure Device
—Allows you to modify network information for the switch, including
the IP address, DHCP client mode, system name, and location. For more information
about this feature, see
Configuring the Device
.
Change Password
—Allows you to set a new password for the device. For more
information about this feature, see
Changing the Switch Password
.
Configuring the Device
To modify switch information:
1.
Select the switch.
2.
Click
Configure Device
. Additional fields appear on the screen.
3.
To assign or update a static IP address, default gateway, or subnet mask, disable the DHCP
client and enter the new information. You can also specify a system name and location for
the switch.
4.
Type the password in the
Current Password
field. You cannot apply the changes without a
valid switch password. The default password for the switch is
password
.
5.
Click
Apply
to update the switch with the changes to the network information.