Chapter 4 introducing the web configurator, 1 introduction, 2 system login – ZyXEL Communications GS-3012 User Manual

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Dimension GS-3012 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Introducing the Web Configurator

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Chapter 4

Introducing the Web Configurator

This section introduces the configuration and functions of the Web Configurator.

4.1 Introduction

The embedded web configurator allows you to manage the switch from anywhere through a standard browser
such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

Use Internet Explorer 5.5 and later or Netscape Navigator 6 and later versions.

4.2 System Login

Step 1.

Start your Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator web browser.

Step 2.

Type “http://” and the IP address of the switch (for example, the default is 192.168.1.1) in the Location or
Address field. Press Enter.

Step 3.

The login screen appears. The default username is admin and the associated default password is 1234.
The date and time display as shown if you have not configured a time server nor manually entered a time
and date in the General Setup screen.

Figure 4-1 Web Configurator: login

Step 4.

Click OK to view the first web configurator screen.

4.3 Status Screen

The Status screen is the first web configurator screen you see after you log in. The following figure shows the
navigating components of a web configurator screen.

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