Motorola WS5100 manual Adding a Virtual Interface, Modifying a Virtual Interface

4-14WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide

6.Select an interface as click the Startup button to invoke the selected interface the next time the switch is booted.

7.Select an interface as click the Shutdown button to disable the selected interface.

4.4.1.1Adding a Virtual Interface

To add a new virtual interface :

1.Select Network > Switch Virtual Interface from the main tree menu.

2.Select the Configuration tab.

3.Click on the Add button.

4.Enter the VLAN ID for the switch virtual interface.

5.The IP Setting field consists of the following:

a.Select Use DHCP to obtain IP Address automatically to enable DHCP to provide the IP address for the switch’s virtual interface. Selecting this disables the IP address field.

b.Enter the IP Address for the VLAN associated virtual interface.

c.Enter the Subnet Mask for the IP address.

6.Select the Set as Management Interface checkbox to enable any host displayed in this VLAN to configure the switch.

7.Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.

8.Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

9.Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

4.4.1.2Modifying a Virtual Interface

To modify an existing virtual interface.

CAUTION: When changing from a default DHCP address to a fixed IP address, set a static

!route first. This is critical when the switch is being accessed from a subnet not directly connected to the switch and the default route was set from DHCP.

1.Select Network > Switch Virtual Interface from the main tree menu.