User`s guide

8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Switch IP Setup
Use the IP Setup window to set the boot-up option, or to manually configure the IP address for the agent module. The
window shown below is described below in the following table.
Figure 7-9. IP Setup screen
Items on the screen above include:
• Get IP From – Specifies the method used to assign the Switch an IP address. The options are Manual, DHCP,
and BOOTP, the latter two available in Layer 2 mode only.
• IP Address – Allows the manual input of an IP address for the Switch.
• Subnet Mask – Allows the input of a Subnet Mask.
• Default Gateway – Allows the input of the IP address of a Default Gateway used to pass trap messages from
the Switch’s agent to the management station. Note that the gateway must be defined if the management station
is located on a different IP segment than the Switch.
• VID – Allows the input of a VLAN VID to restrict access to the management module on the Switch to a single
VLAN.
Switch Information
Use the Switch Information screen to display descriptive information about the Switch, or for quick system
identification.