10 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
• no flow control
STEP 4 Enter a user name and password. User names and passwords are 
both case sensitive and alpha-numeric. The default username is 
cisco, and the default password is cisco.
STEP 5 If this is the first time that you have logged on with the default 
username and password, the following message appears:
Please change your password from the default 
settings. Please change the password for better 
protection of your network. Do you want to change 
the password (Y/N) [Y ]?
STEP 6 Select Y, and enter a new administrator password.
CAUTION Make sure that any configuration changes are saved before 
exiting by issuing the command: 
copy running-config startup-config
You are now ready to configure the switch. Refer to the Cisco 300 Series 
Managed Switch Administration Guide for further information.
NOTE  If you are not using DHCP on your network, set the IP address type 
on the switch to Static and change the static IP address and subnet 
mask to match your network topology. Failure to do so may result in 
multiple switches using the same factory default IP address of 
192.168.1.254.
Troubleshoot Your Connection
If you cannot access your switch from the web-based interface, the switch 
may not be reachable from your computer. You can test network 
connections by using ping on a computer running Windows:
STEP 1 Open a command window by using Start > Run and enter cmd.
STEP 2 At the Command window prompt enter ping and the managed 
switch IP address. For example ping 192.168.1.254 (the 
default static IP address of the managed switch).
If you can reach the switch, you should get a reply similar to the 
following: