Catalyst Express 520 Setup

dirtyknight71 · ‎10-07-2009

I just purchased a 520 to add to my basic small business network mainly for the PoE. I have a router at 192.186.1.1 then I want my switch. I'm trying to setup the switch following the instructions included. I get to the Static IP...what should I put there?

Or is it even necessary to go through this setup, can I just plug my switch in to the router then plug my components into the switch?

Lucien Avramov · ‎10-07-2009

If you only need it as switch, you can plug the devices. It all depends what you need to configure on it.

Here is the start guide:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalystexpress520/quick/start/gsgen.html

dirtyknight71 · ‎10-08-2009

I do only need it as a switch. But when I plug in to the network and plug a computer to it, the express setup comes up. It won't let me past without entering an IP address. If I can't give it an ip of 192.168.1.30 I don't know what to give it.