D-Link DGS-3224TGR - Switch User Manual - Web-Based Network Management
DGS-3224TGR Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Web-Based Network Management
Introduction
The DGS-3224TGR offers an embedded Web-based (HTML) interface allowing users to manage the switch from anywhere
on the network through a standard browser, such as Opera, Netscape Navigator/Communicator, or Microsoft Internet
Explorer. The Web browser acts as a universal access tool and can communicate directly with the switch using the HTTP
protocol. Your browser window may vary with the screen shots (pictures) in this guide.
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.
NOTE: This Web-based Management Module does not accept Chinese
language input (or other languages requiring 2 bytes per character).
NOTE: It is necessary to download Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 to
display the Topology windows located in the Single IP Management folder.
Getting Started
The first step in getting started in using Web-based management for your switch is to secure a browser. A Web browser is a
program that allows a person to read hypertext, for example, Opera, Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Follow the installation instructions for the browser.
The second and last step is to configure the IP interface of the switch. This should be done manually through a console (see
the Configure IP Address section in the “Using The Console Interface” chapter).
You are now ready to begin managing your switch by simply running the browser installed on your computer and pointing
it to the IP address you have defined for the device. The URL in the address bar should read something like:
http://123.123.123.123, where the numbers 123 represent the IP address of the switch. Please note that the proxy for session
connection should be turned off.
Depending on which browser you are using, a dialog box similar to the following will open: