HP 1820-24G-PoE Plus, Installation And Getting Started Manual

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Configuring the Switch
Initial Configuration
The HP 1820 Switch Series can be managed through a Web-browser interface
that you can access from any PC or workstation connected to the switch.
To access the Web interface, you must have the switch’s Internet Protocol (IP)
address. In the factory default configuration, the IP address is automatically
acquired from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service that is
available on your network or from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Most
routers provide this service. The DHCP service automatically provides a
network IP address configuration to devices that request it, such as the
HP 1820 switches.
Many features are configurable on the HP 1820 Switch Series. HP recommends
that at minimum, you configure a management password for switch security.
Follow these procedures to access the switch’s Web interface to perform the
switch configuration:
1. Place the switch close to the PC that you will use for configuration. It
helps if you can see the front panel of the switch while working from your
PC.
2. Connect power to the switch, and then start your PC (if it is not already
running) and wait until the switch and PC have finished their start-up
sequences.
3. Connect the PC to any port on the switch using a standard Ethernet LAN
cable. Verify that there is a link between the switch and PC by checking
the LEDs for the network port that you are using. (For more information
on LEDs, see
“LEDs” on page 1-5 .)
4. If the switch has access to a DHCP service, it automatically acquires an
IP address. Determine the IP address of the switch by examining the client
IP address table on your router (see the router documentation for how to
get this information), or talk to your ISP representative to get the IP
address of the switch.