Management Guide

IP Configuration

Use the IP Configuration screen to set the bootup option, or configure the switch's IP parameters. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

CheetahSwitch Workgroup - 4508

Network Configuration: IP Configuration

Interface Type : Ethernet

 

IP Address

: 10.1.113.29

 

Subnet Mask

: 255.255.0.0

 

Gateway IP

: 10.1.0.254

 

IP State

: USER-CONFIG

 

<APPLY>

<OK>

<CANCEL>

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. other keys to make changes.

Parameter

Description

Interface Type

Indicates IP over Ethernet.

 

 

IP Address1

IP address of the switch you are managing when accessing the SNMP agent over

 

the network. The management agent supports SNMP over UDP/IP transport

 

protocol. In this environment, all systems on the Internet, such as network

 

interconnection devices and any PC accessing the agent (or running AccView) are

 

assigned an IP address.

 

Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, of 0 to 255, separated by periods.

 

Anything outside of this format will not be accepted by the configuration program.

 

 

Subnet Mask1

Subnet mask of the SNMP agent. This mask identifies the host address bits used

 

for routing to specific subnets.

 

 

Default Gateway1

Gateway used to pass trap messages from the switch’s agent to the management

 

station. Note that the gateway must be defined if the management station is

 

located in a different IP segment.

 

 

IP State

Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via manual configuration, or set by

 

Boot Protocol (BOOTP). Options include:

 

USER-CONFIG - IP functionality is enabled based on the default or user specified

 

IP Configuration. (This is the default setting.)

BOOTP Get IP - IP is enabled but will not function until a BOOTP reply has been received. BOOTP requests will be periodically broadcast by the switch in an effort to learn its IP address.

1: The default value is null.

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CheetahSwitch Workgroup, 4508 specifications

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