Setting Up SNMP Management 43Web ManagementOver the NetworkTo manage a Switch using the web interface over an IP network:1 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on yourmanagement workstation. You can check this by trying to browse theWorld Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.2 Check you can communicate with the Switch by entering a pingcommand at the DOS prompt in the following format:c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)If you get an error message, check that your IP information has beenentered correctly and the Switch is powered up.3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch that youwish to manage in the URL locator, for example, in the following format:http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx4 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name andpress Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice ifyou have already modified the default passwords).5 Click on the Device View button to display the web management options.Setting Up SNMPManagementAny network management application running the Simple NetworkManagement Protocol (SNMP) can manage a Switch if:■ The correct Management Information Bases (MIBs) are installed on themanagement workstation.■ The management workstation is connected to the Switch using a porton the management VLAN (VLAN 1 by default). By default, all portson the Switch are in VLAN 1.You can use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is provided onthe CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch to provide SNMPmanagement for your Switch. If you use 3Com Network Supervisor itautomatically loads the correct MIBs and necessary files onto yourworkstation.Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with the SNMP network managementapplication software.dua1740-0aaa03.book Page 43 Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:23 PM