Connecting To A Front Panel Port - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Getting Started Manual

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HAPTER ETTING
Connecting to a Front
Panel Port
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
The initial set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready
for you to set up your chosen management method. See
Managing a Switch"
If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console
port to manage the Switch, you can disconnect the serial cable and close
the terminal emulator software.
To set up your Switch manually you can, alternatively, make a connection
to a front panel port. To do this you will need an IP address, refer to
"Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information"
information.
The procedure described in this section assumes the unit has been
powered up in standalone mode.
Pre-requisites
A workstation running a suitable operating system — refer to
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"Choosing a Browser"
A Network Interface Card (NIC).
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A Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors at
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both ends.
A suitable Web browser — refer to
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Existing IP address of the Switch.
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You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the
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Switch with IP information:
IP address
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subnet mask
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default gateway
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management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)
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on page 30.
on page 46.
"Choosing a
"Methods of
on page 41 for more
Browser"on page 46.