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6
When you have finished, the final installation dialog box is displayed 
informing you that the Serial Web Utility has been installed on your 
management workstation. Click 
Finish
 to close the dialog box.
7
You are asked if you want to restart Windows so that it can use the new 
settings you have configured. You must restart Windows before running 
the Serial Web Utility.
When you return to your Windows desktop, the Serial Web Utility 
shortcut (‘Serial Web Management’) created by the installation program 
is displayed. The utility also has its own program group called Serial Web 
under the default program group specified during the install. This 
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 running.
■
License agreement.
Using the Serial 
Web Utility
Every time you want to access the Web interface through a serial link, 
make your management connection (see “
Setting Up Web Interface 
Management” on page 33) and use the Serial Web Utility to set up your 
connection:
1
Either:
■
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 SLIP address for the Switch. 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
.
3
The Serial Web Utility attempts to establish a connection.
If successful, the standard Windows Dial-Up Networking dialog box is 
displayed, showing the various connection details. Your default Web 
browser is then launched with the specified URL.