Install guide

1-6 Accessing the Switch via the GUI Release Note

Software Release 2.7.4

C613-10444-00 REV A

Option 1: Configuring the Switch before Installation

Use this procedure if:

■ You want to configure the switch before installing it in your LAN.

■ You will be installing the switch at a remote office or a customer site and

want to configure it first.

■ You want a dedicated management PC permanently connected to the

switch.

1. Select a PC to browse to the switch from.

You can browse to the switch from any PC that is running a supported

operating system with a supported browser installed. See “Browser and

PC Setup” on page 1-3 for more information.

You need to know the subnet of the PC.

2. Connect the PC to the switch.

Use a straight-through Ethernet cable to connect an Ethernet card on the

PC to any one of the switch ports (see Figure 1-2).

Figure 1-2: Connecting a PC directly to the switch

Important You can browse to the switch through any VLAN, as long as you

give that VLAN an IP address (below). These instructions assume you will use

vlan1. The switch ports all belong to vlan1 by default.

3. Access the switch’s command line interface.

Access the CLI from the PC, as described in your Installation and Safety

Guide or Quick Install Guide.

4. Enable IP.

enable ip

5. Assign the vlan1 interface an IP address in the same subnet as the PC.

add ip interface=vlan1 ip=ipaddress mask=mask

6. Save the configuration and set the switch to use it on bootup.

create config=your-name.cfg

set config=your-name.cfg

7. On the PC, bypass the HTTP proxy server if necessary.

See “HTTP Proxy Servers” on page 1-4 for more information.

8. Point your web browser at the LAN interface’s IP address.

your switch

switch ports

AT-8724XL

Advanced Fast Ethernet Switch