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3.1.3 Modem Port Access
You can access the Switch’s administration console from a PC or Macintosh using an external modem
attached to the console (serial) port. The Switch management program provides a Console Port
screen, accessible from the Basic Management screen, that lets you configure parameters for modem
access (see Chapter 4 Menu-Driven Console Management). After configuring when you have
configured the external modem from the administration console, the Switch transmits characters that
you have entered as output on the modem port. The Switch echoes characters that it receives as input
on the modem port to the current ad-ministration console session. The console appears to be directly
connected to the external modem.
3.2 Web Management
The Switch provides a browser interface that lets you configure and manage the Switch remotely. After
you set up your IP address for the Switch, you can access the Switch’s Web interface applications
directly in your Web browser by entering the IP address of the Switch. You can then use your Web
browser to list and manage switch configuration parameters from one central location, just as if you
were directly connected to the Switch’s console port. For more information, see Chapter 5, Browser
Management .
Web Management requires either Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later or Netscape Navigator 4.03
or later.
Netscape Navigator — if you use Netscape Navigator 4.03 or 4.04, install the Netscape JDK 1.1
Patch. Download the patch from the following location:
http://www.netscape.com/
If you encounter problems accessing Help files when you use Netscape, clear the browser memory
cache and disk cache, and restart the browser.
Internet Explorer — if you use Internet Explorer 4.01, install the latest 4.01 Service Pack 1. This
service pack makes Internet Explorer Year 2000 compliant and fixes other product-support issues.
Download the 4.01 Service Pack 1 from the following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/iebuild/ie4sp1_win32/en/ie4sp1_win32.htm
If the above link is unavailable, download the service pack from the Microsoft home page:
http://www.microsoft.com