Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access, and System Information

IP Configuration

■The IP addressing used in the switch should be compatible with your network. That is, the IP address must be unique and the subnet mask must be appropriate for the IP network.

■If you plan to connect to other networks that use globally administered IP addresses, refer to “Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses” on page 5-15.

■By default, the switch uses DHCP to acquire the IP address of the TimeP server. If the switch does not have a manually configured Timep setting, then it attempts to get its TimeP setting through DHCP or Bootp through the primary VLAN.

■The switch searches for the default gateway device through the primary VLAN. By default, the DEFAULT_VLAN is the switch’s primary VLAN. However, you can use the CLI to select a different primary VLAN if more than one VLAN exists on the switch. For more information, see “Port- Based Virtual LANs (Static VLANs)” on page 9-50.

■If you change the IP address through either Telnet access or the web browser interface, the connection to the switch will be lost. You can reconnect by either restarting Telnet with the new IP address or entering the new address as the URL in your web browser.

IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment

If you are installing the switch into an HP ProCurve stack management environment, entering an IP address may not be required. See “HP ProCurve Stack Management” on page 9-5for more information.

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

Do one of the following:

■To manually enter an IP address, subnet mask, set the IP Config parameter to Manual and then manually enter the IP address and subnet mask values you want for the switch.

■To use DHCP or Bootp, use the menu interface to ensure that the IP Config parameter is set to DHCP/Bootp, then refer to “DHCP/Bootp Operation” on page 5-11.

Addressing, IP Configuring and Access, Interface

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