Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Starting and Configuring the Device
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Enter [N] to skip to restart the Setup Wizard .
Enter [Y] to complete the Setup Wizard . The following is displayed:
Configuring SNMP management interface
Configuring user account......
Configuring IP and subnet......
Thank you for using Dell Easy Setup Wizard. You will now enter CLI
mode.
Wizard Step 6
The CLI prompt is displayed.
Advanced Configuration
This section provides information about dynamic allocation of IP addresses and security management based
on the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) mechanism, and includes the following topics:
• Configuring IP Addresses through DHCP
• Configuring IP Addresses through BOOTP
• Security Management and Password Configuration
When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP, the configuration received from these
servers includes the IP address, and may include subnet mask and default gateway.
Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server
When using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the device acts as a DHCP client. When the device
is reset, the DHCP command is saved in the configuration file, but not the IP address. To retrieve an IP
address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps:
1
Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on it, in order to
retrieve the IP address.
2
Enter the following commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address. In the following
example, the commands are based on the port type used for configuration.
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses:
console# configure
console(config)# interface ethernet g1
console(config-if)# ip address dhcp hostname device
console(config-if)# exit
console(config)#
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses (on a VLAN):