Installation guide

RackSwitch G8000 Installation

 Chapter 2: Installing the RackSwitch G8000 BPP-00007-01, December 2009

1. Log on to the switch.

2. Enter IP interface mode.

3. Configure an IP interface, subnet mask, and VLAN assignment. Enable the interface.

4. Configure the default gateway. Enable the gateway.

Once you configure the IP address for your switch and you have an existing network connection,

you can use the Telnet program from an external management station to access and control the

switch. The management station and your switch must be on the same IP subnet.

The G8000 supports a command-line interface (CLI) that you can use to configure and control the

switch over the network using the Telnet program. You can use the CLI to perform many basic

network management functions. In addition, you can configure the switch for management using an

SNMP-based network management system or a Web browser.

For more information about using the CLI, refer to the RackSwitch G8000 Command Reference.

RS G8000> enable

RS G8000# configure terminal

RS G8000 (config)# interface ip 1

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# ip address 10.10.10.2 (example IP address)

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# ip netmask 255.255.255.0

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# vlan 1

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# enable

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# exit

RS G8000 (config)# ip gateway 1 address 10.10.10.1 (example gateway address)

RS G8000 (config)# ip gateway 1 enable