3com 5500-EI Quick Setup Guide

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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 need an IP address. Refer to 
“Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information” on page 67 for more 
information.

Before configuring your switch, make sure that you have:

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A workstation running a suitable operating system. Refer to 
“Choosing a Browser” on page 71.

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A Network Interface Card (NIC).

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A Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors at 
both ends.

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A suitable Web browser. Refer to “Choosing a Browser”on page 71.

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The switch’s IP address.

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An IP address 

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A subnet mask

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A default gateway

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A management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)

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

shown in Figure 28.

Figure 28   Connecting a Workstation to the Switch through a Front Panel Port

Front Panel

Port Connection

Ethernet Cable

Workstation

(with a Network

Interface Card

installed)

Switch