Getting Started with the Contivity Extranet Switch 1500 Series
Startup Configuration Requirements
This section describes the fields that you must complete
with either the IP Address Configuration Utility or the serial interface configuration menu procedure.
Management IP Address
Enter a Management IP address for the system. You need this address to manage all system services, such as HTTP, FTP, and SNMP. This address must be accessible from one of the Switch's private physical interfaces. Therefore, the Management IP address must map to the same network as one of the private interfaces.
For example, if you plan to assign IP address 10.2.3.3 with Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0 to the private physical interface, then the Management IP address must reside in the 10.2 network.
Carefully record the Management IP address. Later, during the Quick Start or the Guided Configuration, you need to supply IP addresses for the physical interfaces.
Subnet Mask
The Subnet Mask defines how many bits of the IP Address represent the network the device is on and how many bits represent the host’s ID on the network.
The device uses the Subnet Mask to determine which IP Addresses are directly reachable on the network and which must be routed through a gateway. A sample IP Address is 10.2.3.3 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0. This indicates that all hosts with addresses 10.2.n.n are directly reachable.
Default Gateway (Optional)
The Default Gateway is where packets are routed onto the private network if there is not a specific route in the routing table to the desired location.