24 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Figure 6   Initial Switch Setup and Management Flow Diagram
CAUTION To protect your switch from unauthorized access, you must 
change the default password as soon as possible, even if you do not 
intend to actively manage your switch. For more information on default 
users and changing default passwords, see 
“Default Users and 
Passwords” on page 33.
Plug and Play Setup
Initial IP Information Setup
Feature Management
Power Up the Switch.
IP Information is automatically 
configured using DHCP
See page 25
Do you want to manually 
configure the IP information?
Connect to the 
console port and use 
the Command Line 
Interface.
See page 26 
How do you want to manage your switch? See page 21
SNMP
See page 32 
Command Line Interface
Connect using the 
console port.
See page 26 
Web Interface
Connect over the 
network.
See page 31 
How do you want to view the automatically
configured IP information?
How do you want to connect to the switch?
Connect to a front panel 
port and use the Web 
Interface.
See page 30 
Connect to the 
console port and use 
the Command Line 
Interface.
See page 28 
Yes
No
Refer to the label on 
the rear of the switch 
which details the 
default IP address.
Is a DHCP server present?
Yes
No
The switch uses its default IP 
information
See page 25