Chapter 2: System Configuration
DHCP and ATI Web Discovery Tool
The
The switch does not have a local console connector, which means that you cannot learn what the switch’s management IP address is on a web browser without first knowing what the address is. Once the IP address is known, you can enter it in the browser.
When the DHCP feature is enabled, a DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address which is not advertised over the network. As a consequence, you do not know what IP address has been assigned to the switch.
Note
The new IP address assignment from the DHCP server may take one to two minutes before the process is completed.
Fortunately, there is an ATI Web Discovery Tool available that resolves this issue. It detects the MAC address, IP address and other information of the
Note
The ATI Web Discovery Tool is available for download on the AT-
GS950/16PS product page at alliedtelesis.com.
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