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Establishing a connection to the switch, Start here – Allied Telesis AT-8700XL Series Switch User Manual

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Establishing a Connection to the Switch

Before you start, consider how the switch fits into your network. If you are
installing a new switch, consider whether you want to configure it before
deploying it into the LAN, or want to configure it in situ. If you want to access
a switch that has already been configured, consider the relative positions of the
PC and the switch. The flow chart below summarises this process, and the
procedures that follow take you through each possibility in detail.

Figure 2: A summary of the process for establishing a connection via the GUI.

Is the router

already installed and

configured in

the LAN?

Determine the IP address

of an interface on the router

and browse to it.

No

Yes

Do you want

to configure the router

before installing it in

the LAN?

Connect your PC directly to

the router, give the router an

IP address and browse to it.

Install the router into the LAN,

give it an IP address and

browse to it.

No

Start here

Yes

See “Option 3: Connecting

to an Installed Switch” on

page 28.

See “Option 2: Installing

the Switch into the LAN”

on page 26.

See “Option 1: Configuring

the Switch before

Installation” on page 25.