3com 3CR17451-91 User Manual

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This section describes how you can set up web interface management 
over the network.

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Ensure you have already set up the Switch with IP information as 
described in “Setting Up Overview” on page 30.

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Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using a 
Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors.

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A suitable Web browser.

To display the web interface correctly, JavaScript and Cascading Style 
Sheets must be enabled on your browser. These features are enabled on a 
browser by default. You will only need to enable them if you have 
changed your browser settings.

To enable style sheets in Netscape Navigator 4.76 on Solaris 2.6, open 
Netscape Navigator and select Edit > Preferences > Fonts. Select the Use 
document-specified fonts, including Dynamic Fonts radio button. You 
should also set the font sizes as follows:

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Variable Width Font - Size 10.0

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Fixed Width Font - Size 12.0

This ensures that the text spacing is correct. Finally in the Advanced 
category ensure that Enable JavaScript and Enable style sheets are 
checked.

To manage a Switch using the web interface over an IP network:

1 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your 

management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the 
World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.

2 Check you can communicate with the Switch by entering a 

ping 

command at the DOS prompt in the following format: 

ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)

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