Connecting To A Front Panel Port - 3Com 4500 Getting Started Manual

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HAPTER ETTING
Connecting to a Front
Panel Port
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console
port to manage the Switch, you can disconnect the serial cable and close
the terminal emulator software.
To set up your Switch manually you can, alternatively, make a connection
to a front panel port. To do this you will need an IP address, refer to
"Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information" on page 55 for more
information.
The procedure described in this section assumes the unit has been
powered up in standalone mode.
Pre-requisites
A workstation running a suitable operating system — refer to
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"Choosing a Browser" on page 60.
A Network Interface Card (NIC).
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A Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors at
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both ends.
A suitable Web browser — refer to "Choosing a Browser" on
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page 60.
Existing IP address of the Switch.
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You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the
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Switch with IP information:
IP address
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subnet mask
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default gateway
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management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)
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