DES-3226S Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Introduction 11
The switch is also assigned a unique MAC address by the factory.
This MAC address cannot be changed, and can be found from the
initial boot console screen – shown below.
Figure 1-2. Boot Screen
The switch’s MAC address can also be found from the console
program under the Switch Information menu item, as shown below.
The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be managed
with the web-based manager. The switch IP address can be
automatically set using BOOTP or DHCP protocols, in which case
the actual address assigned to the switch must be known.
The switch has Layer 2 functionality, so its ports can be sectioned
into IP interfaces
−
where each section has its own range of IP
addresses (specified by a network address and subnet mask). By
default, an IP interface named
System
is configured on the switch
and contains all of the ports on the switch. The
System
interface
can be used initially to assign a range of IP addresses to the switch.
Later, when you configure VLANs and IP interfaces on the switch,
