9
USING AUTOMATIC IP 
CONFIGURATION
This chapter explains more about IP addresses and how the automatic 
configuration option works. It covers the following topics:
■ How Your Switch Obtains IP Information
■ How Automatic IP Configuration Works 
■ Important Considerations
For detailed information on setting up your Switch for management, see 
the Getting Started Guide that accompanies your Switch. 
For detailed descriptions of the Web interface operations and the 
Command Line Interface (CLI) commands that you require to manage the 
Switch please refer to the Management Interface Reference Guide 
supplied in HTML format on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch.
For background information on IP addressing, see Appendix C
 “IP 
Addressing”.