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- Plug a network cable to the router/switch and to your computer.
Set your computer to use an IP in the 192.168.1.x address pool.
Info title Default Network Access config. The Cisco routers/switch's come with a default network configuration in that IP pool.
Default IP: 192.168.1.254
In order for your computer to communicate with the router/switch you must set your computer to use an IP that is in that IP RANGE.
The router/switch default IP can be changed configuration page once you are logged into it.
You can find more information about it in the CISCO users manual in PAGE 8Open a navigator page to navigate to: http://192.168.1.254
Info title Access the Administration Page. Once the page loads you will be prompted to enter the user name and password to login.
HTTP://192.168.1.254Default user name: cisco
Default password: cisco
Info title Change default user password. After the login prompt, you will be asked to change that default password to whatever you want.
It is a required step and the first one into securing you're router/switch, it is also a one time step only.
After the default is changed, if you wish to change it again it you will have to do that in the Administration page.
Reseting the switch to "factory defaults" that will also ask you to do this step again.
- The Administration page will now load and you cant start configuring your switch.
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