User manual

146 Publication 1783-UM003D-EN-E - December 2009
Chapter 5
Access Direct Managed
Mode
You can display the Device Manager Web interface and manage the switch
through a physical connection between one of the switch ports and your
computer or laptop. This type of management connection is referred to as the
Direct Managed mode. This mode is typically used to connect to the switch by
using the Device Manager Web interface when the IP address of the switch is
unknown.
Before you can access Direct Managed mode, you must make sure of the
following:
• You must have physical access to the switch.
• Make sure that at least one switch port is enabled and is not connected
to a device.
To access the Direct Managed mode, follow these steps.
1. Press the Express Setup button until the Setup status indicator blinks
green and the status indicator of an available switch downlink port
blinks green.
The port with a blinking green status indicator is designated as the direct
managed mode port. This port is determined by the following:
• If all downlink ports are not connected to devices or if multiple
downlink ports are connected to devices, the first available downlink
port is selected as the direct managed mode port.
• If only one downlink port is connected to a device, that port is
selected as the direct managed mode port.
If there is no available switch downlink port to which to connect your
computer or laptop, disconnect a device from one of the switch
downlink ports, and then press the Setup button again until the Setup
status indicator and the port status indicator blink green.
2. Use a Category 5 Ethernet cable to connect your computer or laptop to
the switch port with the blinking port status indicator.
3. Wait until the port status indicators on the switch and your computer or
laptop are solid green.
The solid green port status indicators means a successful connection
between the two devices.