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Configuring IP Addressing
IP Configuration
Configuring IP Addressing
Figure 5-1. Example of the IP Service Configuration Screen without Multiple
VLANs Configured
2. Press [E] (for Edit).
3. If the switch needs to access a router, for example, to reach off-subnet
destinations, select the Default Gateway field and enter the IP address of
the gateway router.
4. If you need to change the packet Time-To-Live (TTL) setting, s elect Default
TTL and type in a value between 2 and 255 (seconds).
5. To configure IP addressing, select IP Config and do one of the following:
•If you want to have the switch retrieve its IP configuration from a
DHCP or Bootp server, at the IP Config field, keep the value as DHCP/
Bootp and go to step 8.
•If you want to manually configure the IP information, use the Space
bar to select Manual and use the [Tab] key to move to the other IP
configuration fields.
6. Select the IP Address field and enter the IP address for the switch.
7. Select the Subnet Mask field and enter the subnet mask for the IP address.
8. Press [Enter], then [S] (for Save).
For descriptions of these
parameters, see the
online Help for this
screen.
Before using the DHCP/
Bootp option, refer to
“DHCP/Bootp
Operation” on page 7-10.