Planet IGS-801T [20/120] User s manual of igs 801m

User’s Manual of IGS-801M

3. SWITCH MANAGEMENT

This chapter describes how to manage the Gigabit Ethernet Switch. Topics include:

- Overview

- Management methods

- Logging on to the Gigabit Ethernet Switch

3.1 Overview

This chapter gives an overview of switch management. The Gigabit Ethernet Switch provides a simply WEB browser

interface. Using this interface, you can perform various switch configuration and management activities, including:

 System

 Port Management

 VLANs

 Rapid Spanning Tree

 Multicast

 Traffic Control

 MAC Address

Please refer to the following Chapter 4 for more details.

3.2 Management Methods

The way to manage the Gigabit Ethernet Switch:

- Web Management via a network or dial-up connection.

3.2.1 Web Management

The PLANET Gigabit Ethernet Switch provides a built-in browser interface. You can manage the Gigabit Ethernet Switch

remotely by having a remote host with web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Mozilla

Firefox.

Using this management method:

The Gigabit Ethernet Switch must have an Internet Protocol (IP) address accessible for the remote host.