Setting Up Web Interface Management; Pre-Requisites - 3Com SuperStack 3 Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up Web
Interface
Management

Pre-requisites

Netscape 7.1
Internet Explorer 5.5
Internet Explorer 6.0
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
4 To open a Telnet session via the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the
Switch that you wish to manage in the following format:
>telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)
If opening a Telnet session via third party software you will need to enter
the IP address in the format suitable for that software.
5 At the login and password prompts, enter
press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if
you have already modified the default passwords).
If the login prompt does not display immediately, press Return a few
times until it starts.
6 If you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line
interface for the Switch you wish to manage is displayed as shown in
Figure 12 on page
This section describes how you can set up web interface management
over the network.
Ensure you have already set up the Switch with IP information as
■
described in "Setting Up Overview"
Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using a Category
■
5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors.
A suitable Web browser.
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Choosing a Browser
To display the web interface correctly, use one of the following Web
browser and platform combinations, with pop-ups enabled:
Table 8 Supported Web Browsers and Platforms
Windows
2000
✓
✓
✓
41.
Windows
Windows XP Server 2003
✓ ✕
✓ ✓
✓ ✓
as your user name and
admin
on page 32.
Red Hat
Linux 9
✓
✕
✕
Solaris
7/9
✓
✕
✕