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System Management Software Configuration Guide for Cisco IE 2000U and Connected Grid Switches

Chapter 2 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway

Assigning Switch Information

You can assign IP information through the switch setup program, through a DHCP server, or manually.

Use the switch setup program if you want to be prompted for specific IP information. With this program,

you can also configure a hostname and an enable secret password. It gives you the option of assigning a

Telnet password (to provide security during remote management). For more information about the setup

program, see the “Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program” appendix in the hardware

installation guide.

Use a DHCP server for centralized control and automatic assignment of IP information after the server

is configured.

Note If you are using DHCP, do not respond to any of the questions in the setup program until the switch

receives the dynamically assigned IP address and reads the configuration file.

If you are an experienced user familiar with the switch configuration steps, manually configure the

switch. Otherwise, use the setup program described previously.

This section includes the following topics:

• Configuring the DHCP Auto Configuration and Image Update Features, page 2-12

• Manually Assigning IP Information, page 2-16

• Modifying the Startup Configuration, page 2-16

• Configuring a Scheduled Reload of the Software Image, page 2-21

Default Boot Configuration

Operating system software image The switch attempts to automatically boot the system

using information in the BOOT environment variable. If

the variable is not set, the switch attempts to load and

execute the first executable image it can by performing a

recursive, depth-first search throughout the flash file

system.

The Cisco IOS image is stored in a directory that has the

same name as the image file (excluding the .bin

extension).

In a depth-first search of a directory, each encountered

subdirectory is completely searched before continuing the

search in the original directory.

Configuration file Configured switches use the config.text file stored on the

system board in flash memory.

A new switch has no configuration file.

Feature Default Setting