3Com 2250 Switch User Manual


 
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CONFIGURING THE SWITCH
This chapter provides information on how to config-
ure the Switch’s advanced features. Topics include:
Viewing Summary Information
Changing the Admin Password
Modifying the IP Address Settings
Configuring Port Settings
Configuring VLANs
Configuring Trunking
Monitoring Traffic
Using the System Tools
Configuration Overview
The Switch is shipped ready for use. If you only want
the Switch to function as a basic layer 2 switch, you
do not need to access the Web interface and config-
ure the Switch.
You only need to access the Web interface if you
want to:
Set the administration password to the Web inter-
face
Assign an IP address to the Switch
Configure the Switch’s advanced features
Upgrade the firmware
Viewing Summary Information
The Summary screen, which automatically loads after
you log on to the Web interface, provides a snapshot
of the Switch’s basic settings and versions of current
components.
Information that you can view on the Summary
screen include:
System Information — Contains optional fields
that you can fill out to identify the Switch. It also
shows the object ID and the time elapsed since the
Switch was last started. After you update any of
the editable fields in this section, click Apply to
save your changes.
Switch Information – Shows the serial number,
total number of ports, and the version of the hard-
ware (board) on the Switch
Management Software Information – Shows the
versions of the loader (firmware), boot ROM, and
code
IP Information – Shows the IP address settings of
the Switch. To modify any of these settings, click IP
Settings. This takes you to the IP Settings screen, as
shown in Figure 11
.