3Com Switch 4500 Family, Getting Started Manual, Page: 48 / 134

48 C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
For a detailed description of how automatic IP configuration operates,
please refer to the Configuration Guide on the CD-ROM that
accompanies your Switch or the 3Com Web Site.
You should use the automatic IP configuration method if:
■
your network uses DHCP to allocate IP information, or
■
flexibility is needed. If the Switch is deployed onto a different subnet,
it will automatically reconfigure itself with an appropriate IP address,
instead of you having to manually reconfigure the Switch.
If the Switch is not allocated with an automatic IP address, the IP
configuration will be blank or shown as
‘’’’
.
If you use the automatic IP configuration method, you need to discover
the automatically allocated IP information before you can begin
management. Work through the “Viewing Automatically Configured IP
Information” section on page 55.
Preparing for
Management
Once your Switch’s initial set up is complete you can set up your chosen
management method as described in “Methods of Managing a Switch”
on page 44.
For detailed information about the specific web interface operations and
command line interface commands and problem solving, refer to the
“SuperStack 3 Switch Command Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM that
is supplied with the Switch or on the 3Com Web site.