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Connecting to the 3Com
Unified Switch 24
This section describes how to connect to the 3Com
®
Unified Switch 24
and interact with the Web-based user interface. The user interface allows
you to control the operation of the switch and configure its features.
Before you begin The following items are required before you can connect to your Unified
Switch
24:
■ A Windows PC with Internet Explorer version 6.0 or greater is required
for using the Web-based user interface
■ A DHCP server is required to use the wireless features of the switch.
The DHCP server is used to assign IP addresses to the managed access
points.
Connecting your
computer to the
switch
To configure your switch for the first time, you must connect your
computer directly to the switch.
1 Make sure that the switch is powered on (see “Supplying Power” on
page 15).
2 Connect a network cable from your computer’s Ethernet port to any
Ethernet port on the Unified Switch
24.
PC
Unified Switch 24
Ethernet cable
169.254.2.200
169.254.2.100 = Default IP address