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D-Link DES-3326SR Layer 3 Switch

Chapter 3

Basic Switch Management

Before You Start

General Deployment Strategy

Web-based User Interface

Basic Setup

Switch Information

Switch IP Settings

User Accounts Management

Saving Changes

Factory Reset

Restart System

All software function of the DES-3326SR can managed, configured and monitored via the embedded web-based

(HTML) interface. The Switch can be managed from remote stations anywhere on the network through a

standard browser such as Netscape Navigator/Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The browser acts as

a universal access tool and can communicate directly with the Switch using the HTTP protocol.

The web-based management module and the Console program (and Telnet) are different ways to access the same

internal Switching software and configure it. Thus, all settings encountered in web-based management are the

same as those found in the console program.

Before You Start

The DES-3326SR Layer 3 Switch supports a wide array of functions and gives great flexibility and increased

network performance by eliminating the routing bottleneck between the WAN or Internet and the Intranet. Its

function in a network can be thought of as a new generation of router that performs routing functions in

hardware, rather than software. It is in effect, a router that also has numerous independent Ethernet collision

domains – each of which can be assigned an IP subnet.

This flexibility and rich feature set requires a bit of thought to arrive at a deployment strategy that will maximize

the potential of the DES-3326SR Layer 3 Switch. Please read the portions of this manual pertaining to the

functions you wish to perform with the Switch. It is especially important to map out VLANs and configuration

of IP interfaces, and OSPF configuration in advance of actual configuration. For this reason, these subjects are

presented in greater detail in the final two parts of this manual.