3Com 3C16476BS-US - Baseline 2250 Plus Switch User Manual

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4 C ONFIGURING THE SWITCHThis 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 ToolsConfiguration OverviewThe Switch is shipped ready for use. If you only wantthe Switch to function as a basic layer 2 switch, youdo not need to access the Web interface and config-ure the Switch.You only need to access the Web interface if youwant 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 firmwareViewing Summary InformationThe Summary screen, which automatically loads afteryou log on to the Web interface, provides a snapshotof the Switch’s basic settings and versions of currentcomponents.Information that you can view on the Summaryscreen include:■ System Information — Contains optional fieldsthat you can fill out to identify the Switch. It alsoshows the object ID and the time elapsed since theSwitch was last started. After you update any ofthe editable fields in this section, click Apply tosave 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 theversions of the loader (firmware), boot ROM, andcode■ IP Information – Shows the IP address settings ofthe Switch. To modify any of these settings, click IPSettings. This takes you to the IP Settings screen, asshown in Figure 11.