Configuring Port Settings; Basic Port Configuration - 3Com Baseline 2816 User Manual

Table 8 IP Setting Options
Option Description
Management VLAN Indicates the VLAN from which the Web
interface can be accessed. By default, all
ports belong to VLAN 1. If you create
other VLANs, you will only be able to
access that Web interface from a com-
puter that belongs to VLAN 1.
IP Address Mode Specify how the Switch will get its IP
address. Available options include:
DHCP – Select this option if you
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have a DHCP server on the net-
work and you want the Switch to
automatically obtain an IP address
from it
Static – Select this option if you
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want to manually assign an IP
address to the Switch
IP Address Specify an IP address that you want to
assign to the Switch. This option is only
available if IP Address Mode is set to
Static.
The IP address that is assigned to the
Switch also becomes the IP address for
VLAN 1.
Subnet Mask Specify a subnet mask address that you
want to assign to the Switch. This
option is only available if IP Address
Mode is set to Static.
The default subnet mask is
255.255.0.0
.
Option
Default Gateway
MAC Address
After you configure the Switch's IP address settings,
click Apply to save your changes.

Configuring Port Settings

Using the Web interface, you can configure the
speed/duplex and flow control settings of each port.
You can also view the current connection status of each
port or shut down or disable ports.
Two tabs are available on the Port Configuration page:

Basic Port Configuration

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Advanced Port Configuration
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Basic Port Configuration
Use the Basic Port Configuration tab to enable and
disable the port and its flow control settings and to set
the speed/duplex of the port.
The following options are available:
Number – Physical port number
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Configuring Port Settings
Description
Specify the IP address of the gateway
router between this Switch and man-
agement stations on other network
segments. This option is only available if
IP Address Mode is set to Static.
Read-only field that displays the
Switch's MAC or physical address
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