3com 3CDSG8 User Guide

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This guide provides information about the Web user interface for the 3Com® OfficeConnect 
Managed Gigabit Switch. The Web interface is a network management system that allows you 
to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot your switch from a remote web browser. The Web 
interface web pages are easy-to-use and easy-to-navigate.  

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This section provides an overview to the User Guide. The User Guide provides the following 
sections: 

 

•  Getting Started — Provides introductory information about the OfficeConnect 

Managed Gigabit Switch and how it can be used in your network. It covers summaries 
of hardware and software features.  

•  System Information — Provides information on the configuration of the switch. 
•  Statistics — provides information on the network traffic to and from the switch. 
•  System — Provides information for configuring general system information including 

the user-defined system name, the user-defined system location, and the system 
contact person. 

•  IP Address — Provides information on managing the IP address of the switch 
•  Provides information for configuring general system information including the user-

defined system name, the user-defined system location, and the system contact  

•  Password – Provides information on managing the passwords required to interface 

the web and console interfaces. 

•  Tools – Provides information on restoring the default settings and upgrading the 

firmware.  

•  Port Settings — Provides information for configuring port settings. 
•  Storm Control – Provides information on how to configure the settings for managing 

broadcast and multicast packets. 

•  Port Mirroring – Provides information on how to copy incoming packets on multiple 

ports to a single port.  

•  Cable Diagnostics — Provides information for managing cable diagnostics 
•  Trunks — Provides information for configuring Link Aggregation (trunks) which 

optimizes port usage by linking a group of ports together to form a single LAG, either 
manually or using the automatic LACP protocol. 

•  Configuring VLANs — Provides information for configuring VLANs. VLANs are logical 

subgroups with a Local Area Network (LAN) which combine user stations and network 
devices into a single virtual LAN segment, regardless of the physical LAN segment to 
which they are attached.  

•  Managing 802.1X — Provides information for configuring access to the switch using 

an external authentication server.