SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual 156

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

•Before you configure any network interfaces on this router, you should first create a VLAN for each unique user group, or for each network application and its associated users. Then assign the ports associated with each of these VLANs.

Command Attributes

•VLAN ID – ID of configured VLAN (1-4094, no leading zeroes).

•IP Address Mode – Specifies whether the IP address for this interface is statically assigned, or obtained from a network address server. (Options: Static, DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, BOOTP - Boot Protocol; Default: Static)

-If Static address type is selected, then you must also specify whether the IP address is the primary IP address on the VLAN or a secondary IP address. An interface can have only one primary IP address, but can have multiple secondary IP addresses. In other words, you will need to specify secondary addresses if more than one IP subnet can accessed via this interface.

-If DHCP/BOOTP is enabled, IP will not function until a reply has been received from the address server. Requests will be broadcast periodically by the router for an IP address. (DHCP/BOOTP values include the IP address and subnet mask.)

•IP Address – Address of the VLAN interface. Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.

•Subnet Mask – This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

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