User Manual

Routing
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
8. Use Go To Interface to enter the interface in unit/slot/port format and click the Go button.
The entry corresponding to the specified interface is selected.
9. Use Port to select the interface.
10. Use Description to enter the description for the interface.
11. Use IP Address Configuration Method to enter the method by which an IP address is
configured on the interface.
There are three methods: None, Manual, and DHCP. By default the method is None. Use
the None method to reset the DHCP method.
Note: When the configuration method is changed from DHCP to None, there
is a minor delay before the screen refreshes.
12. Use IP Address to enter the IP address for the interface.
13. Use Subnet Mask to enter the subnet mask for the interface.
This is also referred to as the subnet/network mask, and defines the portion of the
interface's IP address that is used to identify the attached network.
14. In the Routing Mode list, select Enable or Disable.
The default value is Enable.
15. Use Administrative Mode to enable or disable the administrative mode of the interface.
The default value is Enable. This mode is not supported for logical VLAN interfaces.
16. Use Forward Net Directed Broadcasts to select how network directed broadcast packets
are handled.
If you select Enable, network directed broadcasts are forwarded.
If you select Disable, they are dropped. The default value is Disable.