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 DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch 
 
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DGS-3427:5#config ipif System ipaddress 10.73.21.35/255.0.0.0 
Comand: config ipif System ipaddress 10.73.21.35/8 
Success. 
 
DGS-3427:5# 
Figure 4- 5. Assigning the Switch an IP Address 
In the above example, the Switch was assigned an IP address of 10.53.13.26 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. The system message 
Success indicates that the command was executed successfully. The Switch can now be configured and managed via Telnet and 
the CLI or via the Web-based management. 
 
 
NOTE: The DGS-3400 series of switches have the capability to be configured for an IP address of 
0.0.0.0, or, in essence, have no IP address. This function maybe used to disable Layer 3 functions 
of the Switch. When the IP address is set to 0.0.0.0 (invalid IP address), the Switch can only be 
managed through the console port or SIM. Other management applications such as Telnet, Web-
based and SNMP cannot be used to manage the Switch when its IP address is 0.0.0.0.