EnGenius EWS Series User Manual page 17

Discovery in a Network with a DHCP server
This section describes how to set up the Switch in a network without a DHCP server. If your network has
no DHCP service, you must assign a static IP address to your Switch in order to log in to the web-based
management interface.
Connect the supplied Power Cord to the Switch and plug the other end into an electrical outlet.
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Verify the Power LED indicator is lit on the Switch.
Wait for the Switch to complete booting up. It might take a minute or so for the Switch to completely
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boot up.
Connect one end of a Category 5/6 Ethernet cable into the Gigabit (10/100/1000Mbps) Ethernet
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port on the Switch front panel and the other end to Ethernet port on the computer. Verify that the
LED on Ethernet ports of the Switch are Green.
Once your computer is on, ensure that your TCP/IP is set to On or Enabled. Open Network
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Connections and then click Local Area Connection. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
If your computer is already on a network, ensure that you have set it to a Static IP Address on the
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Interface (Example: 192.168.0.239 and the Subnet mask address as 255.255.255.0).
Open a web browser on your computer. In the address bar of the web browser, enter 192.168.0.239
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and press Enter.
A login screen will appear. By default, the username is admin and the password is password. Enter
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the current password of the Switch and then click Login. To make access to the web-based
management interface more secure, it's highly recommended that you change the password to
something more unique.
Click IP Settings under the System menu and select Static IP to configure the IP settings of the
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management interface.
Enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway.
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Click Apply to update the system.
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