you can use the 3com network supervisor application provided on the cd-rom that accompanies your switch to discover the automatically allocated ip information.

    1 connect your switch to the network.

    2 power-up the switch and wait for two minutes.

    3 launch 3com network supervisor and run the auto-discovery wizard.

    3com network supervisor will auto-discover the new switch and display the ip information that has been automatically allocated to the switch.

    1 most dhcp and bootp servers allow static ip addresses to be configured so that you know what ip address the switch will be given. refer to the documentation that accompanies your dhcp or bootp server.

    2 if your network does not have a dhcp or bootp server, the workstation running 3com network supervisor must be on the same subnet as the switch, because auto-ip addresses are non-routable.