6 System Configuration

Subnet Mask: The mask that identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

Default Gateway: The default gateway is the IP address of the router for the access point, which is used if the requested destination address is not on the local subnet.

If you have management stations, DNS, RADIUS, or other network servers located on another subnet, type the IP address of the default gateway router in the text field provided. Otherwise, leave the address as all zeros (0.0.0.0).

Primary and Secondary DNS Address: The IP address of Domain Name Servers on the network. A DNS maps numerical IP addresses to domain names and can be used to identify network hosts by familiar names instead of the IP addresses.

If you have one or more DNS servers located on the local network, type the IP addresses in the text fields provided. Otherwise, leave the addresses as all zeros (0.0.0.0).

CLI Commands for TCP/IP Settings – From the global configuration mode, enter the interface configuration mode with the interface ethernet command. Use the ip dhcp command to enable the DHCP client, or no ip dhcp to disable it. To manually configure an address, specify the new IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the ip address command. To specify DNS server addresses use the dns server command. Then use the show interface ethernet command from the Exec mode to display the current IP settings.

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AP(config)#interface ethernet

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Enter Ethernet configuration commands, one per line.

 

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AP(if-ethernet)#no ip dhcp

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AP(if-ethernet)#ip address 192.168.1.2

 

255.255.255.0 192.168.1.253

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AP(if-ethernet)#dns primary-server 192.168.1.55

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AP(if-ethernet)#dns secondary-server 10.1.0.55

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AP(config)#end

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AP#show interface ethernet

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Ethernet Interface Information

 

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IP Address

 

: 192.168.1.2

 

Subnet Mask

 

: 255.255.255.0

 

Default Gateway

: 192.168.1.253

 

Primary DNS

 

: 192.168.1.55

 

Secondary DNS

: 10.1.0.55

 

Speed-duplex

: 100Base-TX Full Duplex

 

Admin status

: Up

 

Operational status

: Up

 

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SMC Networks SMC2552W-G2-17 manual System Configuration

SMC2552W-G2-17, SMC2552W-G2 specifications

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