13. Select
Save
when finished, and then select
Return to Main Menu
.
Configure the controller
Assign an IP address to the LAN port
To successfully connect to the controller and configure it via its web interface, you must first assign
an IP address to the controller LAN port using the switch CLI. The starting point for this procedure
is the switch CLI prompt, that (on a 5406 zl switch) looks like this:
HP-5406zl#
1.
Select the controller, by specifying the slot:
services <slot-id> serial
2.
If needed, press
Enter
twice and login using
admin
for
Login
and
admin
for
Password
.
3.
Enable the controller CLI and select its config context.
enable
config
4.
Select the controller LAN port interface.
interface ip lan
5.
Assign an IP address of
192.168.1.1
and a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0
.
ip address 192.168.1.1/24
6.
Press
Ctrl+Z
to return to the switch CLI.
NOTE:
For proper functioning of the MSM775 zl, the LAN port must not be left at its default
address of 0.0.0.0.
Perform initial controller configuration
1.
On your computer, disable the wireless port and configure the Ethernet port to use the static
IP address
192.168.1.2
. Set the subnet mask to
255.255.255.0
, default gateway to
192.168.1.1,
and DNS server to
192.168.1.1
.
2.
Connect network cables as follows:
a.
Connect the Ethernet port on your computer to the controller LAN port.
b.
Connect the controller Internet port to a network with Internet access.
Configure the controller
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