3com 5500-ei pwr Guía De Instalación Rápida

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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 

. 

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 

 for more 

information.

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A workstation running a suitable operating system — refer to 

.

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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 

on 

.

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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 
Switch with IP information:

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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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