NETGEAR 7000 Series manual Chapter Getting Started, In-band and Out-of-band Connectivity

Chapter 2

Getting Started

Connect a terminal to the switch to begin configuration.

In-band and Out-of-band Connectivity

Ask the system administrator to determine whether you will configure the switch for in-band or out-of-band connectivity.

Configuring for In-band Connectivity

In-band connectivity allows you to access the switch from a remote workstation using the Ethernet network. To use in-band connectivity, you must configure the switch with IP information (IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway).

Configure for In-band connectivity using one of the following methods:

•BootP or DHCP

•EIA-232 port

Using BootP or DHCP

You can assign IP information initially over the network or over the Ethernet service port through BootP or DHCP. Check with your system administrator to determine whether BootP or DHCP is enabled.

You need to configure the BootP or DHCP server with information about the switch—obtain this information through the serial port connection using the show network command. Set up the server with the following values:

IP Address	Unique IP address for the switch. Each IP parameter is made up of
	four decimal numbers, ranging from 0 to 255. If there is no DHCP
	server available to assign an IP address to the switch via DHCP, the
	default IP address for the switch is 169.254.100.100.
Subnet	Subnet mask for the LAN
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v1.0, May 2008