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C
HAPTER
1: G
ETTING
S
TARTED
Web Management
Over the Network
To manage a switch using the web interface over an IP network:
1
Be sure that you know your switch’s IP address. See “IP Configuration”
on page 22, and “Viewing IP Information using the Console Port” on
page 25.
2
Check that your management workstation is on the same subnet as your
switch.
3
Check you can communicate with the switch by entering a
ping
command at the DOS or CMD prompt in the following format:
c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)
If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been
entered correctly and the switch is powered up.
4
Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the switch that you
wish to manage in the URL locator, for example, in the following format:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
5
At the login and password prompts, enter
admin
as your user name and
press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if
you have already modified the default passwords).
The main Web interface page is displayed.
Setting Up SNMP
Management V1 or
V2
You can use any network management application running the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the switch. 3Com
offers a range of network management applications to address networks
of all sizes and complexity. See “3Com Network Management” on
page 212.
Be sure the management workstation is connected to the switch using a
port in VLAN 1 (the Default VLAN). By default, all ports on the switch are
in VLAN 1.
To display and configure SNMP management parameters, refer to
“Configuring SNMP”
on page 155.
