3com 4400 PWR Manuel D’Utilisation

You can manually configure the Switch IP information in the following 
ways:

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Connecting to a front panel port — Connect a workstation using an 
Ethernet cable to a front panel port of the Switch. You can then 
manually enter IP information using the web interface or the 
command line interface (CLI).

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Connecting to the console port — Connect a workstation using a 
console cable to the console port of the Switch. You can then 
manually enter IP information using the command line interface (CLI).

To set up your Switch manually you can make a connection to a front 
panel port. You must do this whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before 
you connect the Switch to a network.

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A workstation running Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT or 
Windows XP.

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A Network Interface Card (NIC).

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

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A suitable Web browser — refer to “Choosing a Browser”on page 53.

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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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