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Getting Started
• Manually set the IP Address using the Console Port
• Viewing IP Information using the Console Port
• Setting Up Web Interface Management
• Default Users and Passwords
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Methods of Managing a Switch
To manage your switch, you need to use Web Interface Management. In addition, you can use
the Command Line Interface through the Console port for basic operations of the switch,
including viewing the IP address, upgrading the switch firmware and more. Refer to the "3Com
CLI Reference Guide" in Chapter 16
Web Interface Management
Each switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to manage the switch using a Web
browser remotely over an IP network.
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Switch Setup Overview
This section gives an overview of what you need to do to get your switch set up and ready for
management when it is in its default state. Detailed procedural steps are contained in the
sections that follow. In brief, you need to:
• Configure IP information manually for your switch or
• View the automatically configured IP information
CAUTION To protect your switch from unauthorized access, you must change
the default password as soon as possible, even if you do not intend to actively
manage your switch. For more information on default users and changing
default passwords, see "Password" on page 32.
IP Configuration
The switch's IP configuration is determined automatically using DHCP, or manually using values
you assign
Automatic IP Configuration using DHCP
By default the switch tries to configure its IP Information without requesting user intervention. It
tries to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server on the network.
Default IP Address
If no DHCP server is detected, the switch will use its default IP information. The default IP
address is 169.254.x.y, where x and y are the last two bytes of its MAC address.
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