3Com OfficeConnect User Manual - page 95
Using the Serial Web Utility
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When you have finished, the final installation dialog
box is displayed informing you that the serial web
utility has been installed on your management station.
Click on Finish to close the dialog box.
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You are asked if you want to restart Windows ‘95 so
that it can use the new settings you have configured.
You must restart Windows ‘95 before running the
serial web utility.
When you return to the Windows ‘95 desktop, the
serial web utility shortcut (‘Serial Web Management’)
created by the installation program is visible. The
utility also has its own program group called
‘Serial Web’ under the default program group
specified during the install, which contains:
■
Serial Web Management — Launches the serial
web utility.
■
Serial Web Setup — Displays the Advanced
Configuration Parameters dialog box, which allows
you to view and change some of the settings the
serial web utility uses when it is run.
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License agreement.
Using the Serial Web Utility
Every time you want to access the web interface
through a serial link, make your management
connection (refer to
on page 3-5) and use the serial web utility to
set up your connection:
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Do one of the following:
■
Double-click on the Serial Web Management
shortcut.
■
Select the Serial Web Management program item
in the Serial Web program group.
2
The serial web utility opens and asks you if you want
to use the URL that has been set up. The URL includes
the switch’s SLIP address. For example, if the SLIP
address for the switch is ‘192.168.101.1’, the URL is:
http://192.168.101.1
If you want to change the URL, click URL. If the URL is
correct, click OK.
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The serial web utility attempts to establish a
connection.
If successful, the standard Windows ‘95 Dial-Up
Networking dialog box is displayed, showing the
various connection details. Your default web browser
is then launched with the specified URL.