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    1 of 10 © 2010 GE Security, Inc. P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 GE Security GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Ethernet Switch Installation Sheet Package Contents Thank you for purchasing th e GE Security GE-DS-242-PoE a 24-Port Fast Ethernet + 2-Port Gigabit TP/SFP Combo Managed PoE Switch. Open the box of the Ma naged Switch and carefully unpack i[...]

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    2 of 10 P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 The minimum system requiremen ts are: • Clients running Windows 98/ME, NT4.0, 2000/XP, Vista, MAC OS9 or later, Linux, UNIX or other platform compatible with TCP/ IP protocols. • Workstation installed with Ethernet N IC (Network interface Card) • Serial Port connection (Termi nal) • Above PC[...]

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    P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 3 of 10 Figure 1: Terminal setup diagram A terminal program is required to make th e software connection to the GE-DS- 242-PoE Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program is a good choice. The Hyper Terminal program can be accessed from the Start menu. 1. Click START , then Programs/Accessories and[...]

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    4 of 10 P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 Logon to the Console Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Switch, the ter minal will display t hat it is running testi ng procedures. Then, the following mess age asks for the login us er name and password. The factory default password for the login scree[...]

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    P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 5 of 10 Figure 4: RJ-45 connection di agram 2. Enable the Hyper Terminal p rogram. A terminal progra m is required t o make the software connecti on to the Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program i s a good choice. Hyper Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu. Click STAR T , then Programs[...]

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    6 of 10 P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 4. Change the Connect using drop-d own menu to TCP/IP ( Winsock) then input Host address. The Managed Switches default IP address is 192.168.0.100 and the default telnet p ort number is 23, t hen press the OK b utton. Figure 6: The Connect to dialog window Log on to the Console Make sure the device [...]

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    P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 7 of 10 Figure 7: Login request window Now you can configure the Switch by Telnet. Web Browser Setup Start Web Management The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the GE-DS-242- PoE Managed Switch. Please not e that the Managed S witch is configured through an Ethernet connection, make sur [...]

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    8 of 10 P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 Figure 8: IP management diagram Login to the managed Switch 1. Use Internet E xplorer 6.0 or above Web browser, enter IP address http://192.168.0.100 (the factory-defaul t IP address or that you hav e just changed in the console) t o access the Web inter face. 2. When the following dialog box appear[...]

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    P/N 1069668 • RE V 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 9 of 10 Figure 9: Login Screen 3. After entering the passw ord, the main scre en appears as Figur e 10. Figure 10: Main S creen of the GE-DS-242-PoE 4. Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Swi tch management, please re fer to the user manual for more information. Note: For security [...]

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    10 of 10 P/N 1069668 • REV 1.0 • ISS 22FEB 10 Resetting the IP Address To reset the IP address to th e default IP Address "192.168. 0.100" or reset the login password to default valu e. Press the hard ware reset button at the fr ont panel about 10 seconds . After the device is rebooted, you can login the management WEB interface withi[...]