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... 32 Manual Setup 33 Connecting to a Front Panel Port 33 Connecting to the Console Port 35 Automatic Setup 38 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 38 Connecting to the Console Port 38 Methods of Managing a Switch 41 Command Line Interface Management 41 Web Interface Management 42 SNMP Management 42 ...Up Web Interface Management 44 Pre-requisites 44 Web Management Over the Network 44 Setting Up SNMP Management 45 Pre-requisites 45 Default Users and Passwords 46 Changing Default Passwords 46 4 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 48 Solving Hardware Problems 49 Solving Communication Problems...
... 32 Manual Setup 33 Connecting to a Front Panel Port 33 Connecting to the Console Port 35 Automatic Setup 38 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 38 Connecting to the Console Port 38 Methods of Managing a Switch 41 Command Line Interface Management 41 Web Interface Management 42 SNMP Management 42 ...Up Web Interface Management 44 Pre-requisites 44 Web Management Over the Network 44 Setting Up SNMP Management 45 Pre-requisites 45 Default Users and Passwords 46 Changing Default Passwords 46 4 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 48 Solving Hardware Problems 49 Solving Communication Problems...
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... ■ Manual Setup ■ Automatic Setup ■ Methods of accessing the management software to manage a Switch. This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and...
... ■ Manual Setup ■ Automatic Setup ■ Methods of accessing the management software to manage a Switch. This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and...
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...to allocate IP information to your Switch (essential if you wish to manage your Switch, work through the "Manual Setup" section on your Switch. For most installations, 3Com recommends that follow. Detailed procedural steps are contained in its default state. The Switch remembers the information that you ... static IP addresses (this is necessary to ensure that the Switch is always allocated the same IP address). This makes management simpler and more information on default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on a DHCP or BootP server, and eliminates...
...to allocate IP information to your Switch (essential if you wish to manage your Switch, work through the "Manual Setup" section on your Switch. For most installations, 3Com recommends that follow. Detailed procedural steps are contained in its default state. The Switch remembers the information that you ... static IP addresses (this is necessary to ensure that the Switch is always allocated the same IP address). This makes management simpler and more information on default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on a DHCP or BootP server, and eliminates...
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..., or ■ flexibility is found, the Switch will configure itself with the IP address allocated ...manually reconfigure the Switch. When using automatic IP configuration it is important that the IP address of the Switch...automatic IP configuration operates, please refer to the Switch. It tries to other networks, or for... 3Com Network Supervisor or connect to the console port to 169.254.254.255. If the Switch ...allocated to the Implementation Guide that accompanies your Switch. Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static...By default the Switch tries to the documentation that accompanies your DHCP/...
..., or ■ flexibility is found, the Switch will configure itself with the IP address allocated ...manually reconfigure the Switch. When using automatic IP configuration it is important that the IP address of the Switch...automatic IP configuration operates, please refer to the Switch. It tries to other networks, or for... 3Com Network Supervisor or connect to the console port to 169.254.254.255. If the Switch ...allocated to the Implementation Guide that accompanies your Switch. Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static...By default the Switch tries to the documentation that accompanies your DHCP/...
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... then re-enter the default IP address. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at one end of the front panel ports on the Switch. This takes approximately one minute. 2 Open a suitable Web browser and enter 169.254.100.100 in ...■ IP address - 169.254.100.99 ■ Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0 Setting Up the Switch with IP Information You are now ready to manually set of Managing a Switch" on correctly, a set up the Switch. See "Methods of Getting Started pages are displayed. 4 The Getting Started pages allow you can return to...
... then re-enter the default IP address. 3 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return at one end of the front panel ports on the Switch. This takes approximately one minute. 2 Open a suitable Web browser and enter 169.254.100.100 in ...■ IP address - 169.254.100.99 ■ Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0 Setting Up the Switch with IP Information You are now ready to manually set of Managing a Switch" on correctly, a set up the Switch. See "Methods of Getting Started pages are displayed. 4 The Getting Started pages allow you can return to...
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... terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which are now ready to manually set to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for the Switch, which you have connected the cable. Setting Up the Switch with IP Information You are : ■ 19,200 baud ■ 8 data bits ■ no...-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in the example in Figure 9. If you have logged on your workstation. 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt.
... terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which are now ready to manually set to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for the Switch, which you have connected the cable. Setting Up the Switch with IP Information You are : ■ 19,200 baud ■ 8 data bits ■ no...-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in the example in Figure 9. If you have logged on your workstation. 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt.
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INDEX Numbers 3C number 24 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 67 3Com URL 67 A access levels of default users 46 automatic setup 38 3Com Network Supervisor 38 console port 38 B browsers choosing 44 C cable choosing the correct 27 pin-outs 59 cascade cable 25 Cascade Extender Kit 25 Cascade... prerequisites 22 IP addressing registered 51 IP configuration 30 L LEDs 15 logging in as a default user 46 M MAC address of the Switch 24 management methods 41 preparing for 32 setting up 29, 30 manual setup 33 console port 35 front panel port 33 MDI configuration 27 MDIX configuration 27 MIBs 68 N network ...
INDEX Numbers 3C number 24 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 67 3Com URL 67 A access levels of default users 46 automatic setup 38 3Com Network Supervisor 38 console port 38 B browsers choosing 44 C cable choosing the correct 27 pin-outs 59 cascade cable 25 Cascade Extender Kit 25 Cascade... prerequisites 22 IP addressing registered 51 IP configuration 30 L LEDs 15 logging in as a default user 46 M MAC address of the Switch 24 management methods 41 preparing for 32 setting up 29, 30 manual setup 33 console port 35 front panel port 33 MDI configuration 27 MDIX configuration 27 MIBs 68 N network ...