Configuring IP Addressing

IP Configuration

Table 8-1. Features Available With and Without IP Addressing on the Switch

Features Available Without an IP Address

Additional Features Available with an IP Address and

 

Subnet Mask

 

 

Direct-connect access to the CLI and the menu interface.

DHCP or Bootp support for automatic IP address configuration, and DHCP support for automatic Timep server IP address configuration

Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

Port settings and port trunking

Switch meshing

Web browser interface access, with configuration, security, and diagnostic tools, plus the Alert Log for discovering problems detected in the switch along with suggested solutions

SNMP network management access such as ProCurve Manager for network configuration, monitoring, problem-finding and reporting, analysis, and recommendations for changes to increase control and uptime

Console-based status and counters information for

TACACS+, RADIUS, SSH, SSL, and 802.1X

 

monitoring switch operation and diagnosing problems

 

through the CLI or menu interface.

 

authentication

 

Multinetting on VLANs

VLANs and GVRP

• Telnet access to the CLI or the menu interface

• Serial downloads of software updates and

IGMP

 

configuration files (Xmodem)

 

• TimeP and SNTP server configuration

Link test

• TFTP download of configurations and software

Port monitoring

 

updates

Password authentication

 

• Access Control Lists (ACLs)

• Quality of Service (QoS)

• IP routing, Multicast Routing

• Authorized IP manager security

VRRP router redundancy

 

 

 

 

PIM-DM and PIM-SM

 

 

Radius

 

 

Ping test

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP/Bootp Operation

 

Overview. DHCP/Bootp is used to provide configuration data from a DHCP

 

or Bootp server to the switch. This data can be the IP address, subnet mask,

 

default gateway, Timep Server address, and TFTP server address. If a TFTP

 

server address is provided, this allows the switch to TFTP a previously saved

 

configuration file from the TFTP server to the switch. With either DHCP or

 

Bootp, the servers must be configured prior to the switch being connected to

 

the network.

 

 

N o t e

The switches covered in this guide are compatible with both DHCP and Bootp

 

servers.

 

 

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