Chapter 1
| Initial Switch Configuration
Configuring the Switch for Remote Management
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Setting an IP Address You must establish IP address information for the switch to obtain management
access through the network. This can be done in either of the following ways:
◆ Manual — You have to input the information, including IP address and subnet
mask. If your management station is not in the same IP subnet as the switch,
you will also need to specify the default gateway router.
◆ Dynamic — The switch can send IPv4 configuration requests to DHCP address
allocation servers on the network, or can automatically generate a unique IPv6
host address based on the local subnet address prefix received in router
advertisement messages. An IPv6 link local address for use in a local network
can also be dynamically generated as described in “Obtaining an IPv6 Address”
on page 66.
This switch is designed as a router, and therefore does not support DHCP for
IPv6, so an IPv6 global unicast address for use in a network containing more
than one subnet can only be manually configured as described in “Assigning an
IPv6 Address” on page 63.
Manual Configuration
You can manually assign an IP address to the switch. You may also need to specify a
default gateway that resides between this device and management stations that
exist on another network segment. Valid IPv4 addresses consist of four decimal
numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything outside this format will not be
accepted by the CLI program.
Note:
The IPv4 address for the network interface on this switch is obtained via
DHCP by default.
Assigning an IPv4 Address
Before you can assign an IP address to the switch, you must obtain the following
information from your network administrator:
◆ IP address for the switch
◆ Network mask for this network
◆ Default gateway for the network
To assign an IPv4 address to the switch, complete the following steps
1. From the Global Configuration mode prompt, type “interface vlan 1” to access
the interface-configuration mode. Press <Enter>.
2. Type “ip address ip-address netmask,” where “ip-address” is the switch IP
address and “netmask” is the network mask for the network. Press <Enter>.
3. Type “exit” to return to the global configuration mode prompt. Press <Enter>.
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