GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
3-4 Managing System Settings
v1.0, December 2007
2. Select the appropriate radio button for your IP configuration:
•Get Dynamic IP from DHCP Server. Specifies that the switch must obtain the IP address
through a DHCP server.
•Get Dynamic IP from BootP Server. Specifies that the switch must obtain the IP address
through a BootP server.
•Static IP Address. Specifies that the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway must
be manually configured. Enter this information in the fields below this radio button.
3. Select the management VLAN ID (the default is 0 for all VLANs).
The management VLAN is used to establish an IP connection to the switch from a workstation
that is connected to a port in the VLAN. If not specified, the active management VLAN ID is
0 (default), which allows an IP connection to be established through any port.
When the management VLAN is configured, an IP connection can be made only through a
port t hat is p art of t he man agemen t VLAN. It is a lso man datory that t he port VLAN ID (PVID )
of the port to be connected in that management VLAN be the same as the management
VLAN ID.
• Only one management VLAN can be active at a time.
• When a ne w management VLAN is configured, connectivity through the existing
management VLAN is lost.
• The manag ement station should be reconnected to the port in the new management
VLAN.
4. Click Apply to confirm any settings changes.
Time
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) synchronizes time across the network.
• The time interval at which the switch polls for time is called the polling time and is set to
30 minutes. As long as the NTP/SNTP server is reachable, the switch polls for time every
30 minutes and updates the system time.
Note: Make sure that the VLAN to be configured as the management VLAN exists.
And make sure that the PVID of at least one port that is a port of the VLAN is
the same as the management VLAN ID.