3com Switch 4500G 24-Port Switch 4500G 48-Port Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port Switch 4500G PWR 48-Port Manual De Usuario

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Figure 21   Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow Diagram

CAUTION: To protect your switch from unauthorized access, you must change all 
three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not intend to actively 
manage your switch. For more information on default users and changing default 
passwords, see “Default Users and Passwords” on page 47.

You can use one of the following methods to allocate IP information to your 
switch (essential if you wish to manage your switch across the network).

When you configure the IP information, the switch retains the information that 
you enter until you change it again. You should configure manually configure the 
IP address if:

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You do not have a DHCP or BootP server on your network.

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You want to remove the risk of the IP address changing.

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Your DHCP or BootP server does not allow you to allocate static IP addresses. 
(Static IP addresses are necessary to ensure that the switch is always allocated 
the same IP information.)

IP Information is automatically configured 

using DHCP

See page 35

Do you want to manually 

configure the IP information?

How do you want to manage your Switch? See page 31

Command Line Interface

Web Interface

How do you want to view the automatically

configured IP information?

How do you want to connect to the Switch?

Yes

No