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BLACK BOX® CS Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide 45

Other Methods of Accessing the Web Manager

You can access the Web Manager using one of the following methods.

Note: The following methods require additional setup and configuration, which

could be specific to your site’s network configuration.

• Using DHCP

• Using the default IP address

T To Use a Dynamic IP Address to Access the

Web Manager

This procedure assumes that DHCP is enabled, and that you are able to obtain

the dynamic IP address that is currently assigned to CS.

1. Mount the BLACK BOX® CS.

2. Connect computers and other devices to be managed through the CS.

3. Power on the CS and connected devices.

4. Obtain the CS’s current IP address.

5. Enter the CS’s IP address in the browser’s Address window.

6. Login to the CS and finish configuring users and other settings using the

Web Manager.

T To Use the Default IP Address to Access the Web

Manager

The default IP address for the CS is 192.168.160.10. This procedure

assumes that you are able to temporarily change the IP address of a computer

that is on the same subnet as the CS.

1. On a computer that resides on the same subnet as the CS, change the

network portion of the IP address of that computer to 192.168.160.

For example, you could change the computer’s IP address to

192.168.160.44. For the host portion of the IP address, you can use

any number except 10, 0, or 255.