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Configuring IP Addressing,
Interface Access, and
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Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access,
and System Information
Chapter Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Just Want a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 5
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL),
and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 5
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL),
and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
DHCP/Bootp Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Network Preparations for Configuring DHCP/Bootp . . . . . . . . 5-14
Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web,
and Inbound Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Menu: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
CLI: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 23
Web: Configuring System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 25
