Web Management Over The Network - 3Com 4500G Getting Started Manual

Web Management
Over the Network
1 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your
2 Check you can communicate with the switch by entering a ping command
3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the switch that you
Choosing a Browser
To display the web interface correctly, use one of the following Web
browser and platform combinations:
Table 7 Supported Web Browsers and Platforms
Windows
Browser 2000
Netscape 7.1 Yes
Internet Explorer 5.5 Yes
Internet Explorer 6.0 Yes
Mozilla 1.4 No
For the browser to operate the web interface correctly, JavaScript™ and
Cascading Style Sheets must be enabled on your browser. These features
are enabled on a browser by default. You will only need to enable them if
you have changed your browser settings.
To manage a switch using the web interface over an IP network:
management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the
World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.
at the DOS prompt in the following format:
c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)
If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been
entered correctly and the switch is powered up.
wish to manage in the URL locator, for example, in the following format:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Setting Up Web Interface Management
Platform
Windows Windows
XP Server 2003
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No No
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Red Hat Solaris
Linux 9 7/9
No Yes
No No
No No
Yes Yes