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Manually Configuring IP Information 53
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 P a nel
Port C onne c tion
Ethernet Cab le
Workst a tion
(with a Network
Interf ac e Ca rd
inst a lled)
Swit c h