Administrator Guide

186 Setting Basic Network Information
Basic Network Information Configuration
Examples
Configuring Network Information Using the OOB Port
In this example, an administrator at a Dell office in California decides not to
use the Dell Easy Setup Wizard to perform the initial switch configuration.
The administrator configures Dell Networking N3000 and N4000 Series
switches to obtain information from a DHCP server on the management
network and creates the administrative user with read/write access. The
administrator also configures the following information:
• Primary DNS server: 10.27.138.20
• Secondary DNS server: 10.27.138.21
• Default domain name: sunny.dell.com
The administrator also maps the administrative laptop host name to its IP
address. The administrator uses the OOB port to manage the switch.
To configure the switch:
1
Connect the OOB port to the management network. DHCP is enabled by
on the switch OOB interface by default on Dell Networking N3000 and
N4000 Series switches. DHCP is enabled on VLAN 1 on the Dell
Networking N1500/N2000 S
eries switches, as they do not support an OOB
interface. If the DHCP client on the switch has been disabled, use the
following commands to enable the DHCP client on the OOB port.
console#configure
console(config)#interface out-of-band
console(config-if)#ip address dhcp
console(config-if)#exit
2 Configure the administrative user.
console(config)#username admin password secret123 privilege 15
3 Configure the DNS servers, default domain name, and static host
mapping.
console(config)#ip name-server 10.27.138.20 10.27.138.21
NOTE: Dell Networking N1500 and N2000 Series switches do not have an out-of-
band interface.