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3. Manage the Switch
The switch provides the following methods to configure and monitor the switch as follows:
Making out of band management via RS-232 console port
Making in-band management via telnet interface over TCP/IP network
Making in-band management via web interface over TCP/IP network
Making in-band SNMP management over TCP/IP network
3.1 IP Address & Password
The IP Address is an identification of the switch in a TCP/IP network. Each switch should be designated a new
and unique IP address in the network. The switch is shipped with the following factory default settings for
software management:
Default
IP address of the switch:
192.168.0.2 / 255.255.255.0
The switch uses local authentication instead of RADIUS authentication with factory defaults.
Fixed Username:
admin
Default password:
No password is required with factory default. However, the password is used for local authentication in
accessing to the switch via console, telnet and Http web-based interface. For security reason, it is
recommended to change the default settings for the switch before deploying it to your network.
3.2 Configuring IP Address & Password via console and telnet
[Password]
setting command is in System command group.
>System password <password>
Parameters:
<password>
: The allowed password string length is 0 to 31, and the allowed content is the ASCII
characters from 32 to 126.
[IP] command group is used to configure the switch’s IP settings. The command syntax is:
>IP
DHCP
[enable|disable]
>IP Setup [<ip_addr>] [<ip_mask>] [<ip_router>] [<vid>]
Parameters:
<ip_addr>
: IP address (a.b.c.d), default: Show IP address