User guide

B
LACK
D
IAMOND
U
SER
G
UIDE
2-13
U
SING
T
ELNET
C
ONFIGURING
S
YSTEM
IP P
ARAMETERS
To manage the system by way of a Telnet connection or by using an SNMP Network
Manager, you must first configure the system IP parameters.
U
SING A
BOOTP S
ERVER
If you are using IP and you have a BOOTP server set up correctly on your network, you
must add the following information to the BOOTP server:
• System Media Access Control (MAC) address
• IP address
• Subnet address mask (optional)
The system MAC address is found on the rear label of the system.
Once this is done, the IP address and subnetwork mask for the system will be
downloaded automatically. You can then start managing the system without further
configuration.
You can enable BOOTP on a per-VLAN basis by using the following command:
enable bootp vlan [<name> | all]
By default, BOOTP is enabled on the default VLAN.
If you configure the system to use BOOTP, the system IP address is not retained
through a power cycle, even if the configuration has been saved. To retain the IP
address through a power cycle, you must configure the IP address of the VLAN using
the command-line interface, Telnet, or Web interface.
All VLANs within a BlackDiamond system that are configured to use BOOTP to get
their IP address use the same MAC address. Therefore, if you are using BOOTP relay
through a router, the BOOTP server must be capable of differentiating its relay based on
the gateway portion of the BOOTP packet.
For more information on DHCP/BOOTP relay, refer to Chapter 8.