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ES-315 Quick Start Guide 1 Overview Your ES-315 is an intelligent layer-2 Ethernet switch. Use it to connect up to four Ethernet devices to your network. The following example shows your ES-315 (A) connecting several devices (1 ~ 4) and allowing them to communicate with one another and access the Internet through the Internet Service Provider’s network switch (B).
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3 POWER: using the included power adaptor, connect the POWER socket to an appropriate power source. Use only the power adaptor that came with the ES-315. Look at the LEDs (lights) on the front of the ES-315. ES-315 Quick Start Guide...
Make sure the device to which the corresponding port is connected is turned on and working normally. If this does not help, turn the ES-315 off and on again. 2.1 Set Up Your Computer’s IP Address This section shows you how to set up your computer to access the ES-315.
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3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Windows XP) and click Properties. 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen opens (the General tab in Windows XP). ES-315 Quick Start Guide...
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ES-315 Quick Start Guide Note down your computer’s current IP settings before you change them. You may need them later. 6 Select Use the following IP address and fill in the IP address (choose one in the range 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254), Subnet mask (255.255.255.0), and...
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Close the Network Connections window. 3 Log Into the Web Configurator Take the following steps to access the ES-315 for initial configuration. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later versions or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions with JavaScript enabled and pop-up blocking disabled.
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Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker). Reload the web page. If this does not help, make sure the IP addresses and subnet masks of the ES-315 and the computer are in the same IP address range (see section 2.1).
ES-315 Quick Start Guide The Status screen displays. 4 Set the Password For security reasons, you should change the password when you first log in. Take the following steps to do this.
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ES-315 Quick Start Guide 1 Click Management in the navigation panel on the left of the screen. In the menu that displays, click Access Control. Then, click Logins. 2 The following screen displays. 3 Enter the login information you want to use, as follows.
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Be sure to record the new password and keep it in a safe place. If you forget this information, you will need to reset the ES-315 to its factory defaults (press the Reset button in for 3 ~ 5 seconds).
ES-315 Quick Start Guide 5 Set Up Your Network This section shows how to set the ES-315’s IP address so it is in the same subnet as the other devices on your network. If it is not in the same subnet, it cannot communicate with the other devices.
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ES-315 Quick Start Guide The following screen displays. If you change the ES-315’s IP address, you will need to use the new one in order to access the web configurator once you click OK.
If this does not help, contact your network administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP). 5.1 Using DHCP If you want your ES-315 to get an IP address automatically, do the following. • Select DHCP Client in the Default Management IP Address field.
• Click Apply, then click Save. Next time you want to access the ES-315’s web configurator, you must use the IP address assigned to the ES-315 by the DHCP server. • Return your computer’s IP settings to their previous values, if necessary.
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6 Wall-mount the ES-315 Take the following steps to hang your ES-315 on a wall. 1 Select a position free of obstructions on a sturdy wall. 2 Drill two holes for the screws, exactly 108 mm apart.
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They need to hold the weight of the ES-315 with the connection cables. 5 Align the holes on the back of the ES-315 with the screws on the wall. Hang the ES-315 on the screws. The following are dimensions of an M4 tap screw and masonry plug used for wall mounting.
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ES-315 Quick Start Guide Viewing a Product’s Certification(s) 1 Go to www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this...
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