3com 4500 Guide D’Installation Rapide

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

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Ensure that you have already set up the switch with IP information as described 
in “Methods of Managing a Switch” on page 34.

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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, use one of the following Web browser and 
platform combinations:

For the browser to operate 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 manage a switch using the web interface over an IP network: 

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.

Check you can communicate with the switch by entering a ping command at the 
DOS prompt in the following format: 

(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the switch)

If you get an error message, check that your IP information was entered correctly 
and the switch is powered up.

Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the switch that you wish to 
manage in the URL locator, for example, in the following format:

Table 18   Supported Web Browsers and Platforms

Netscape 7.1

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Internet Explorer 5.5 Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Internet Explorer 6.0 Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Mozilla 1.4

No

No

No

Yes

Yes