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5.3 Configuring Switch IP Addresses All Ethernet ports of ES4710BD perform layer 2 forwarding. The VLAN interface represents a
Layer 3 interface function, which can be assigned an IP address, this is also the IP address of the
switch. All VLAN interface related configuration commands can be configured under VLAN Mode.
ES4710BD provides three IP address configuration methods:
& Manual
& BootP
& DHCP
Manual configuration of IP address is assign an IP address manually for the switch.
In BootP/DHCP mode, the switch operates as a BootP/DHCP client. It sends broadcast packets
of BootPRequest to the BootP/DHCP servers. The BootP/DHCP servers then assign the address
upon receiving the request. In addition, ES4710BD can act as a DHCP server, and dynamically
assign network parameters such as IP addresses, gateway addresses and DNS server addresses to
DHCP clients. DHCP Server configurations are detailed in later chapters.
5.3.1 Configuring Switch IP Addresses Task Sequence
1. Manual configuration
2. BootP configuration
3. DHCP configuration
1. Manual configuration
Command Explanation
ip address <ip_address> <mask> [secondary]
no ip address <ip_address> <mask>
[secondary]
Configures the VLAN interface IP address;
the “no ip address <ip_address> <mask>
[secondary]” command deletes VLAN
interface IP address.
2. BootP configuration
Command Explanation
ip bootp-client enable
no ip bootp-client enable
Enables the switch to be a BootP client and
obtain an IP address and gateway address
through BootP negotiation; the “no ip
bootp-client enable” command disables the
BootP client function.