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Configuring the HP PS1810 switch
Initial configuration
The HP PS1810 Switches can be managed through a web interface that you can access
from any PC or workstation connected to the switch.
To access the web interface, you must have the switch's Internet Protocol (IP) address.
In the factory default configuration, the IP address is automatically acquired from a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service that is available on your
network or from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Most routers provide this
service. The DHCP service automatically provides a network IP address
configuration to devices that request it, such as the HP PS1810 Switches.
Many features are configurable on the HP PS1810 Switches. HP recommends that
at minimum, you configure a management password for switch security. Follow these
procedures to access the switch's web interface to perform the switch configuration:
1.
Place the switch close to the PC that you will use for configuration. It helps if
you can see the front panel of the switch while working from your PC.
2.
Connect power to the switch, and then start your PC (if it is not already running)
and wait until the switch and PC have finished their start-up sequences.
3.
Connect the PC to any port on the switch using a standard Ethernet LAN cable.
Verify that there is a link between the switch and PC by checking the LEDs for
the network port that you are using (For more information on LEDs, see
on page
1-4).
4.
If the switch has access to a DHCP service, it automatically acquires an IP
address. Determine the IP address of the switch by examining the client IP
address table on your router (see the router documentation for how to get this
information), or talk to your ISP representative to get the IP address of the switch.
If DHCP service is not available in your network, or for some reason the switch
does not acquire an IP address from the service, the switch defaults to IP address
192.168.2.10 after 120 seconds of automatically attempting to acquire an IP
address.
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