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Cannot login - IP address
I have installed my switch about 2 years ago and wanted to access it again to deploy the latest firmware however I do not manage to access it through my browser via the standaard IP address that is i...
You were spot on, my other systems were not located on the same network as my switch. I did not change any IP settings, instead I followed the instructions from the manual:
1. Disconnect the Ethernet cable between the switch and the network.
2. Unplugged the switch’s power cord.
3. Reconnected the Ethernet cable between the switch and the network.
4. Plugged the switch’s power cord into an electrical outlet.
The switch powered on. The network DCHP server discovered the switch and assigned it an IP address that is in the correct subnet for the network.after that I reran the discovery tool and it found the switch - I could also access it via the web brower, using the newly assigned IP address.
many thanks for your help!
Of course you can't reach the 192.168.0.239 address discovered - assumable located on the same network as your other systems on the 192.168.1.x/24 subnet. Even if the switch is configured as a DHCP client, if your router (or other LAN DHCP server) is slow on startup, there won't be an address assigned.
I'd suggest to manually configure a computer adapter into the 192.168.0.x/24 (255.255.255.0) LAN subnet, skip any confg or validity checks in case these are offered, now use a Web browser to access the switch on it's default IP.
Double check it's configured for DHCP, alternatively define it to a free LAN IP address (off the router DHCP pool/range) in the 192.168.1.x/24 network, same DNS and default gateway as assigned by the router DHCP. (typically 192.168.1.1).
You were spot on, my other systems were not located on the same network as my switch. I did not change any IP settings, instead I followed the instructions from the manual:
1. Disconnect the Ethernet cable between the switch and the network.
2. Unplugged the switch’s power cord.
3. Reconnected the Ethernet cable between the switch and the network.
4. Plugged the switch’s power cord into an electrical outlet.
The switch powered on. The network DCHP server discovered the switch and assigned it an IP address that is in the correct subnet for the network.
after that I reran the discovery tool and it found the switch - I could also access it via the web brower, using the newly assigned IP address.
many thanks for your help!
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