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Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access, and System Information

Chapter Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3Just Want a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 5

Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL),

and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 5

CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL),

and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

DHCP/Bootp Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Network Preparations for Configuring DHCP/Bootp . . . . . . . . 5-14

Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web,

and Inbound Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Menu: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 CLI: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21 Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 23 Web: Configuring System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 25

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