3com 4050 User Manual

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1 Connect the workstation to a front panel port using an Ethernet cable as 

shown in 

Figure 8   Connecting a workstation to the Switch via a front panel port

To connect the cable:

a Attach an RJ-45 connector at one end of the Ethernet cable to the 

Network Interface Card (NIC) in the workstation.

b Connect the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the cable to one of 

the front panel ports on the Switch.

You need to change the IP address and subnet mask of the workstation 
that you have connected to the Switch. Make a note of the existing 
settings so you can return to them later. Change the workstation to the 
following settings:

■

IP address — 

■

Subnet mask — 

You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information. You 
can do this using the Web interface or the command line interface (CLI) 
via telnet.

1 Power-up the Switch. This takes approximately one minute.

2 Open a suitable Web browser and enter 

169.254.100.100 in the 

Location Address field. This is the default IP address that is automatically 
assigned to an offline unit.