System information

Basic Configuration
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CLI – Specify the management interface, IP address and default gateway.
Using DHCP/BOOTP
If your network provides DHCP/BOOTP services, you can configure the switch to be
dynamically configured by these services.
Web – Click System, IP Configuration. Specify the VLAN to which the management
station is attached, set the IP Address Mode to DHCP or BOOTP. Click Apply to
save your changes. Then click Restart DHCP to immediately request a new
address. Note that the switch will also broadcast a request for IP configuration
settings on each power reset.
Note: If you lose your management connection, use a console connection and enter
“show ip interface” to determine the new switch address.
CLI – Specify the management interface, and set the IP address mode to DHCP or
BOOTP, and then enter the ip dhcp restart command.
Console#config
Console(config)#interface vlan 1 4-86
Console(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0 4-165
Console(config-if)#exit
Console(config)#ip default-gateway 192.168.1.253 4-166
Console(config)#
Console#config
Console(config)#interface vlan 1 4-86
Console(config-if)#ip address dhcp 4-165
Console(config-if)#end
Console#ip dhcp restart 4-85
Console#show ip interface 4-166
IP address and netmask: 192.168.1.54 255.255.255.0 on VLAN 1,
and address mode: DHCP.
Console#