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16 IP CONFIGURATION
This chapter describes how to configure an initial IP interface for
management access to the switch over the network. You can manually
configure a specific address or direct the switch to obtain an address from
a BOOTP or DHCP server when it is powered on.
SETTING THE SWITCH’S IP ADDRESS (IP VERSION 4)
Use the IP > General > Routing Interface (Add) page to configure an
address for the switch. An address is obtained via DHCP by default for
VLAN 1. To configure a static address, you need to change the switch’s
default settings to values that are compatible with your network. You may
also need to a establish a default gateway between the switch and
management stations that exist on another network segment (if no routing
protocols are enabled).
You can direct the device to obtain an address from a BOOTP or DHCP
server, or manually configure a static IP address. Valid IP addresses consist
of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything other
than this format will not be accepted.
CLI REFERENCES
â—† "Basic IP Configuration" on page 1006
â—† "DHCP Client" on page 979
COMMAND USAGE
â—† This section describes how to configure a single local interface for initial
access to the switch. To configure multiple IP interfaces, set up an IP
interface for each VLAN.
â—† Once an IP address has been assigned to an interface, routing between
different interfaces on the switch is enabled.
â—† To enable routing between interfaces defined on this switch and
external network interfaces, you must configure static routes
(page 447) or use dynamic routing; i.e., RIP or OSPFv2 (page 484 or
502 respectively).
â—† The precedence for configuring IP interfaces is the IP > General >
Routing Interface (Add) menu, static routes (page 447), and then
dynamic routing.
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