34 Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Setting the IP Address of the Switch
Two methods for setting the IP address are to use DHCP or to statically assign the address. See the the
section titled "Accessing the Switch Through the CLI" on page41 to start the CLI.

Verifying the Out-of-Band (OOB) IP Address

Using the show ip interface out-of-band command, verify that the OOB interface has an IP address.
console#show ip interface out-of-band
IP Address..................................... 10.27.22.168
Subnet Mask.................................... 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway................................ 10.27.22.1
ServPort Configured Protocol Current........... DHCP
Burned In MAC Address.......................... 0063.4802.0011
console#
If DHCP is not available on your network, set a static IP address.

Setting a Static IP Address

1.
Typ e
enable
at the console> prompt, and press <Enter>.
2.
At the console# prompt, type
config
and press <Enter>.
3.
Typ e
interface out-of-band
.
4.
To configure an ip address of 10.256.24.64 and a netmask of 255.255.248.0, type the following:
ip address 10.256.24.64 255.255.248.0
5.
Typ e
exit
.