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Ethernet Switch Installation Sheet Package Contents Thank you for purchasing the GE Security GE-DS-242-PoE a 24-Port Fast Ethernet + 2-Port Gigabit TP/SFP Combo Managed PoE Switch. Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: •...
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to the serial (console) port of the GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Switch. The console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that you can connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Figure 1: Terminal setup diagram A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the GE-DS- 242-PoE Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program is a good choice. The Hyper Terminal program can be accessed from the Start menu.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Logon to the Console Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Switch, the terminal will display that it is running testing procedures. Then, the following message asks for the login user name and password. The factory default password for the login screen is: •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Figure 4: RJ-45 connection diagram 2. Enable the Hyper Terminal program. A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program is a good choice. Hyper Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. Change the Connect using drop-down menu to TCP/IP (Winsock) then input Host address. The Managed Switches default IP address is 192.168.0.100 and the default telnet port number is 23, then press the OK button. Figure 6: The Connect to dialog window Log on to the Console Make sure the device finished booting.
Web Browser Setup Start Web Management The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the GE-DS-242- PoE Managed Switch. Please note that the Managed Switch is configured through an Ethernet connection, make sure the manager PC must be set on the same IP subnet address.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Figure 8: IP management diagram Login to the managed Switch 1. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Web browser, enter IP address http://192.168.0.100 (the factory-default IP address or that you have just changed in the console) to access the Web interface. 2.
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Figure 9: Login Screen 3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 10. Figure 10: Main Screen of the GE-DS-242-PoE 4. Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Switch management, please refer to the user manual for more information.
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