User`s guide

XS1920 Series User’s Guide

CHAPTER 4

The Web Configurator

4.1 Overview

This section introduces the configuration and functions of the web configurator.

The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy Switch setup and

management via Internet browser. Use one of the following browser versions:

•IE 8 or later

• Chrome 34.0.1847.131 or later

• Firefox 29.0.1 or later

•Opera 21.0 or later

• Safari 5.1.7 or later

In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:

• Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by default in

Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.

• JavaScript (enabled by default).

• Java permissions (enabled by default).

Note: See your browser help for details on enabling these features.

4.2 System Login

1 Start your web browser.

2 Type “http://” and the IP address of the Switch (for example, the default management IP address is

192.168.1.1) in the Location or Address field. Press [ENTER].

3 The login screen appears. The default username is admin and associated default password is

1234. The date and time display as shown if you have not configured a time server nor manually

entered a time and date in the General Setup screen.