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2-10Setting the IP Address
An IP address may be used for management access to the switch over your
network. By default, the switch uses DHCP to assign IP settings to
VLAN 1 on the switch. If you wish to manually configure IP settings, you
need to change the switch’s user-specified defaults (IP address 0.0.0.0 and
netmask 255.0.0.0) to values that are compatible with your network. You
may also need to a establish a default gateway between the switch and
management stations that exist on another network segment.
You can manually configure a specific IP address, or direct the device to
obtain an ad dress from a BOOTP or DHCP server whe n it is powere d on.
Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by
periods. Anything outside this format will not be accepted by the CLI
program.
•Management VLAN – This is the only VLAN through which you
can gain management access to the switch. By default, all ports on the
switch are members of VLAN 1, so a management station can be
connected to any port on the switch. However, if other VLANs are
configured and you change the Management VLAN, you may lose
management access to the switch. In this case, you should reconnect
the management station to a port that is a member of the Management
VLAN.
•IP Address Mode – Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via
manual configuration (Static), Dynamic Host Configuration P rotocol
(DHCP), or Boot Protocol (BOOTP). If DHCP/BOOTP is enabled,
IP will not function until a reply has been received from the server.
Requests will be broadcast periodically by the switch for an IP address.
(DHCP/BOOTP values can include the IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway.)
•IP Address – Address of the VLAN interface that is allowed
management access. Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to
255, separated by periods.