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Configuring IP Addressing
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Just Want a Quick Start with IP Addressing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . 7-5
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . . . 7-7
Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addressing Across Configuration
File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Operating Rules for IP Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
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