Allied Telesis Switch Configuration and Default IP Address Guide for AT-8000GS Series

AT-8000GS Series Gigabit Ethernet Switch Installation Guide

Configuration

Static IP Address and Subnet Mask

The initial configuration, which starts after the device has booted successfully, includes static IP address and subnet mask configuration, and setting user name and privilege level to allow remote management. If the device is to be managed from an SNMP-based management station, SNMP community strings must also be configured. The following configurations are completed:

ˆStatic IP Address and Subnet Mask

ˆUser Name

IP interfaces can be configured on each port of the device. After entering the configuration command, it is recommended to check if a port was configured with the IP address by entering the “show ip interface” command.

The commands to configure the device are port specific.

To manage the switch from a remote network, a default gateway must be configured, which is an IP address to where packets are sent when the destination is within another network. The configured gateway address must belong to the same subnet as the IP interface of the device.

To configure the default gateway, enter the required commands at the system prompt as shown in the following configuration example where 101.101.101.101 is the specific management station, and 100.1.1.254 is the default gateway:

console#

console# configure console(config)# interface vlan 1

console(config-if)# ip address 100.1.1.1 255.255.0.0 console(config-if)# exit

console(config)# ip default-gateway 100.1.1.254 console(config)# exit

Note

100.1.1.254 is the IP address of the default gateway that is used to reach the management network 101.101.0.0.

To check the configuration, enter the command “show ip interface” as

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