Setting Up Web Interface Management; Prerequisites; Web Management Over The Network - 3Com SuperStack 3 3870 Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up Web
Interface
Management

Prerequisites

Web Management
Over the Network
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
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
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described in "Overview of Management Setup" on page 30.
Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using a
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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, JavaScript and Cascading Style
Sheets must be enabled on your browser. These features are enabled on a
browser by default. You will only need to enable them if you have
changed your browser settings.
To enable style sheets in Netscape Navigator 4.76 on Solaris 2.6, start
Netscape Navigator and select Edit > Preferences > Fonts. Select the Use
document-specified fonts, including Dynamic Fonts radio button. You
should also set the font sizes as follows:
Variable Width Font - Size 10.0
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Fixed Width Font - Size 12.0
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This ensures that the text spacing is correct. Finally, in the Advanced
category ensure that Enable JavaScript and Enable style sheets are
checked.
To manage a Switch using the Web interface over an IP network:
1 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your
management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the
World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.
2 Verify that you can communicate with the Switch by entering a ping
command at the DOS prompt in the following format:
ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)