3Com Baseline 2816 User Manual

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Modifying the IP Address Settings 29Figure 10 Password PageTo set the admin password:1 On the menu, click Password. The ChangeAdministration Password page appears.2 In Old Password, type your current password.By default, the Switch does not have any password. Ifthis is your first time to access this page or if you havenot previously set a password, leave this field blank.3 In New Password, type the password that you want toset.4 In Confirm Password, retype the password you typed instep 3 to confirm.The password is case-sensitive.5 Click Apply.If you want to modify the admin password later on,follow the same procedure.If you forget the administration password after you setit, refer to “Forgotten Password” on page 48 forinformation on how to regain access to the Webinterface.Modifying the IP Address SettingsTo enable devices on the network to communicate withthe Switch, you need to assign an IP address to it —either by DHCP or by manually assigning a static IPaddress.By default, the Switch performs automatic IPconfiguration and assigns an IP address to itself. This isnecessary for the Discovery application to be able toconnect to the Web interface.Automatic IP ConfigurationWhen you power on the Switch for the first time, itautomatically uses the default IP address 169.254.x.y,where x and y are the last two bytes of its MACaddress.To determine the exact IP address that the Switchassigns to itself during auto IP configuration, check the