CONSOLE INTERFACE

Parameter

Default

Description

Subnet

255.255.0.0

Subnet mask of the switch. This mask

Mask

 

identifies the host address bits used for

 

 

routing to specific subnets.

Default

 

The gateway that the switch’s agent uses

Gateway

 

to pass data to the management station.

 

 

Note that the gateway must be defined if

 

 

the management station is located in a

 

 

different IP segment.

IP State

USER-

Specifies whether IP functionality is

 

CONFIG

enabled via manual configuration, or set

 

 

by Boot Protocol (BootP). Options

 

 

include:

 

 

USER-CONFIG -IP functionality is

 

 

enabled based on the default or user

 

 

specified IP configuration.

 

 

BOOTP-GET-IP - IP is enabled but will

 

 

not function until a BootP reply has been

 

 

received. BootP requests will be

 

 

broadcast 10 times, once every second, in

 

 

an effort to learn its IP address. If no

 

 

response is received, the switch will use

 

 

the default IP setting in NVRAM. (BootP

 

 

values can include the IP address, default

 

 

gateway, and subnet mask.)

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