26 CHAPTER 3: C ONNECTING TO THE W EB INTERFACEButtonsDepending on the screen that is currently displayed,the following buttons may appear:■ Apply – Click to save and apply any changes thatyou have made■ Cancel – Click to discard any unsaved changes■ Help – Click to display the context-sensitive helpinformation for the screen that is currently dis-played. The help pages provide information on thetasks that you can perform on each screen.Accessing the Interface Without UsingDiscoveryThe Discovery application works by automaticallydetecting the IP address that is assigned to theSwitch, and then using that address to connect to theWeb interface. If you know the Switch’s IP address,you can access the Web interface without using Dis-covery.This section describes how to access the interfacedirectly, without using Discovery.If you do not configure the Switch’s IP address set-tings, it will perform auto IP configuration to assignan IP address to itself. For more information, refer to“Automatic IP Configuration” on page 31.To determine the IP address that the Switch willassign to itself during auto IP configuration, check thesticker on the base of the Switch. This sticker containsthe MAC address and default IP address of theSwitch.Port Configuration Allows you to configure the Switch’sport settingsVLANs Allows you to create VLAN groups,add port members, and specify howVLAN tagging is usedLink Aggregation Allows you to set up and maintaintrunk membership for port groupsPoE Configuration Allows you to configure basic PoE set-tings and the PoE settings of eachindividual portStatistics Displays the number of packetsreceived and transmitted from eachindividual portTraffic Monitoring Allows you to perform port trafficmonitoring on the Switch. To monitora port, you will also need a networkanalyzer.Traffic Prioritization Allows you to configure traffic prioriti-zation for IP phones that are con-nected to the SwitchUpgrade Allows you to upgrade the firmwareon the Switch. Before you can per-form an upgrade, you first need todownload firmware updates from the3Com Web site.Support Displays 3Com contact informationand describes how to use the onlinehelp systemLog Out Allows you to securely log off theWeb interfaceMenu Item Description