IP Configuration

IP Configuration

Use the IP Configuration screen to set the bootup option, configure the Ethernet IP address for the switch, or set the number or concurrent Telnet sessions allowed. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

Parameter

Default

Description

 

 

 

IP State

USER-CONFIG

Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via manual

 

 

configuration, or set by Boot Protocol (BootP). Options

 

 

include:

 

 

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. (BootP values include the IP address,

 

 

default gateway, and subnet mask.)

 

 

USER-CONFIG - IP functionality is enabled based on

 

 

the default or user specified IP Configuration. (This is

 

 

the default setting.)

IP Address

192.168.10.1

IP address of the switch you are managing. The switch

 

 

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 switch are assigned an IP address. Valid IP

 

 

addresses consist of four decimal numbers, of 0 to 255,

 

 

separated by periods. Anything outside of this format will

 

 

not be accepted by the configuration program.

Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

Subnet mask of the switch. This mask identifies the host

 

 

address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

Gateway IP Address

0.0.0.0

The gateway that the switch’s agent uses to pass data

 

 

to the management station. Note that the gateway must

 

 

be defined if the management station is located in a

 

 

different IP segment.

MAC Address

 

Physical address of the switch.

Maximum Number of

4

Sets the number of concurrent Telnet sessions allowed

Telnet sessions

 

to access the switch.

 

 

 

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