Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Figure 6-8. System Configuration menu
You will need to change some settings to be able to manage the Switch from an SNMP-based network
management system such as SNMP v1 or to be able to access the Switch using the
Telnet
protocol. See the next
chapter for Web-based management information.
Configure IP Address
The Switch needs to have a TCP/IP address assigned to it so that the network management system or
Telnet
client can find it on the network. The
IP Configuration
screen allows you to change the settings for the two
different interfaces used on the Switch: the Ethernet interface used for in-band communication, and the SLIP
interface used over the console port for out-of-band communication.
Choose
Configure IP Address
to access the first item on the
System
Configuration
menu. The following
screen appears:
Figure 6-9. IP Configuration screen
Each of the fields on this screen takes effect the next time the system is restarted. Fields that can be set
include:
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