Dell PowerConnect 8024, User Configuration Manual

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Setting Basic Network Information
Basic Network Information Configuration
Example
In this example, an administrator at a Dell office in California decides not to
use the Dell Easy Setup Wizard to perform the initial switch configuration.
The administrator configures a PowerConnect 8000/8100-series switch to
obtain its information from a DHCP server on the network and creates the
administrative user with read/write access. The administrator also configures
the following information:
• Primary DNS server: 10.27.138.20
• Secondary DNS server: 10.27.138.21
• Default domain name: sunny.dell.com
The administrator also maps the administrative laptop host name to its IP
address. The administrator uses the OOB port to manage the switch.
To configure the switch:
1
Connect the OOB port to the management network. DHCP is enabled by
on the switch OOB interface by default. If the DHCP client on the switch
has been disabled, use the following commands to enable the DHCP client
on the OOB port.
console# configure
console(config)# interface out-of-band
console(config-if)# ip address dhcp
console(config-if)# exit
2
Configure the administrative user.
console(config)#
username admin password secret123
level 15
3
Configure the DNS servers, default domain name, and static host
mapping.
console(config)# ip name-server 10.27.138.20
10.27.138.21
console(config)# ip domain-name sunny.dell.com
console(config)# ip host admin-laptop 10.27.65.103
console(config)# exit