Switch Administration Guide

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Connecting the Switch to a Network

Discovery in a Network with a DHCP Server

Use this procedure to setup the Switch within a network that uses DHCP.

  1. Connect the supplied Power Adapter (cord) to the Switch and plug the other end into an electrical outlet. For 8 port switch, turn the power switch on the back of the device to the ON position. Verify the power LED indicator is lit on the Switch.

  2. Wait for the switch to complete the boot-up process. Depending on the model, this process may take up to 2 minutes.

  3. Connect one end of a Category 5/6 Ethernet cable into the (10/100/1000) Ethernet port on the Switch front panel and the other end to the Ethernet port on the computer. Verify that the LED on the Ethernet ports of the Switch are green.
  4. On the designated computer, assign a static IP address to the connected Ethernet adapter using 192.168.168.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
  5. Using a web browser, browse to https://192.168.168.169
  6. A login screen will appear. By default, the Username is admin and the Password is password. Enter the current password of the Switch and then click Login.

    A prompt is displayed to change the password immediately if it is a new installation.

  7. Once logged in, navigate to Network > IPv4 and check if VLAN 1 is set to obtain IP from DHCP, if not click on Action and change the Configuration to DHCP.
  8. Click Apply to save the settings.
  9. Connect the Switch to your network (DHCP enabled).
  10. On the DHCP server, find and write down the IP address allocated to the device. Use this IP address to access the management interface.

Discovery on a Network without a DHCP Server

This section describes how to set up the Switch in a network without a DHCP server. If the network does not have a DHCP service, a static IP address must be assigned to access the web-based management .

  1. Connect the supplied Power Adapter (cord) to the Switch and plug the other end into an electrical outlet. Turn the Power Switch on the back of the device to the ON Position. Verify the Power LED indicator is lit on the Switch.

  2. Wait for the switch to complete the boot-up process. Depending on the model, this process may take up to 2 minutes.

  3. Connect one end of a Category 5/6 Ethernet cable into the (10/100/1000) Ethernet port on the Switch front panel and the other end to Ethernet port on the computer. Verify that the LED on Ethernet ports of the Switch are green.

  4. On the designated computer, assign a static IP address to the connected Ethernet adapter using 192.168.168.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

  5. Using a web browser, browse to https://192.168.168.169
  6. A login screen will appear. By default, the Username is admin and the Password is password. Enter the current password of the Switch and then click Login.

    A prompt is displayed to change the password immediately if it is a new installation.

  7. Once logged in, Navigate to System > Network > IPV4, click on Action and change the Configuration to Static to configure the IP settings of the management interface.
  8. Enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway.
  9. Click Apply to update the system.