1.3.2 In-band management through Ethernet
In addition to terminal mode operation,
24+2G
switch also supports in-band management through
browser, this function is much more user-friendly than terminal mode, because it can be operated
through mouse on the PC screen and moreover it can be performed either locally or remotely through
Ethernet.
Before you can access the switch, you have to know following things.
First, you have to know the
IP Address and Subnet Mask
of both your switch and your PC. The
default value of the IP Address and Subnet Mask within the switch can be got through terminal
mode operation described in chapter 4, while the IP Address and Subnet Mask of PC can be found
in your PC system.
Second, in general, within a network, the members in the same network domain must have the same
Subnet IP unless there are routers between them, or, members in the same network domain can't talk
to each others, so make sure the communication members in the same domain must have
different
IP Addresses
and same
Subnet Mask.
Third, if there is a DHCP server in the network domain, be sure to enable the DHCP function both on
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