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Establishing a Connection to the Switch
Before you start, consider how the switch fits into your network. If you are
installing a new switch, consider whether you want to configure it before
deploying it into the LAN, or want to configure it
in situ . If you want to access
a switch that has already been configured, consider the relative positions of the
PC and the switch. The flow chart below summarises this process, and the
procedures that follow take you through each possibility in detail.
Figure 2: A summary of the process for establishing a connection via the GUI.
Is the router
already installed and
configured in
the LAN?
Determine the IP address
of an interface on the router
and browse to it.
No
Yes
Do you want
to configure the router
before installing it in
the LAN?
Connect your PC directly to
the router, give the router an
IP address and browse to it.
Install the router into the LAN,
give it an IP address and
browse to it.
No
Start here
Yes
See “Option 3: Connecting
to an Installed Switch” on
page 28.
See “Option 2: Installing
the Switch into the LAN”
on page 26.
See “Option 1: Configuring
the Switch before
Installation” on page 25.