the procedure described in this section assumes the unit has been powered up in standalone mode and has the default ip address of 169.254.100.100.
pre-requisites
a workstation running windows 95/98/2000 or windows nt.
a network interface card (nic).
a category 5 twisted pair ethernet cable with rj-45 connectors.
a suitable web browser - refer to "choosing a browser"on page 43.
you need to have the following so that you can manually set up the switch with ip information:
ip address
subnet mask
default gateway
connecting the workstation to the switch
1 connect the workstation to a front panel port using an ethernet cable as shown in figure 6.
to connect the cable:
a attach an rj-45 connector at one end of the ethernet cable to the network interface card (nic) in the workstation.
b connect the rj-45 connector at the other end of the cable to one of the front panel ports on the switch.
do not interconnect the switch to any other unconfigured switch.
configuring the workstation with ip information
you need to change the ip address and subnet mask of the workstation that you have connected to the switch. make a note of the existing settings so you can return to them later. change the workstation to the following settings:
ip address - 169.254.100.99
subnet mask - 255.255.0.0
setting up the switch with ip information
you are now ready to manually set up the switch with ip information. you can do this using the web interface or the command line interface (cli) via telnet.
using theweb interface
1 power-up the switch. this takes approximately one minute.
2 open a suitable web browser and enter 169.254.100.100 in the location address field. this is the default ip address that is automatically assigned to an offline unit.
if there is no response, wait for one minute then re-enter the default ip address.
3 at the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press return at the password prompt (default user name and password). if you have logged on correctly, a set of getting started pages are displayed.
4 the getting started pages allow you to enter basic setup information for the switch. select manual and then enter the ip address, subnet mask, and default gateway that you want the switch to use when it is connected to the network. the final page displays a summary of the information entered.
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 "methods of managing a switch" on page 40.
using command line interface via telnet
1 to start a telnet session to the unit, click start in microsoft windows 95/98/2000/nt.
a click run.
b in the dialogue box that appears type the default ip address of the unit, that is: telnet 169.254.100.100
c click ok.
2 press enter to open a login prompt.
if the login prompt does not begin immediately, press return a few times until it starts.
3 at the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press return at the password prompt. if you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in the example in figure 7.
4 at the select menu option prompt enter the protocol ip basicconfig command. at the enter configuration method prompt enter manual. the screen prompts you to enter ip information.
5 enter the ip address, subnet mask, and gateway ip address for the switch. the screen displays a summary of the information entered.
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 "methods of managing a switch" on page 40.