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Get Connected
Table 2.
Get Connected Fields
Field
Description
Network Details
Internet Protocol Address
Select whether to configure the IPv4 or IPv6 information for the switch. The rest of the fields
in the Network Details section depend on the option you select.
IPv4 Network Details
Protocol Type
Select the type of network connection:
Static—Select this option to enable the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway fields for
data entry.
DHCP—Select this option to enable the switch to obtain IP information from a DHCP
server on the network. If the DHCP server responds, then the assigned IP address is
used. If DHCP is enabled but the DHCP server does not respond, the default static IP
address 192.168.1.1 is used. DHCP operation is enabled by default.
When a DHCP server assigns an IP address to the switch, it specifies the time for which the
assignment is valid. After the time expires, the server may reclaim the address for assignment
to another device. When DHCP is enabled, you can click to send a request to the DHCP
server to renew the lease.
Only a user-configured static IP address is saved to flash.
CAUTION:
Changing the protocol type or IP address discontinues the current connection;
you can log on again using the new IP information.
IP Address
The IPv4 address for the switch.
If the Protocol Type is set to DHCP, this field displays the IP address assigned by the DHCP
server. If the Protocol Type is set to Static, the IP address can be manually configured in this
field. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
Note
: A broadcast, multicast, or network IP address should not be entered in this field.
Subnet Mask
The IPv4 subnet address to be used. The default IP subnet address is 255.255.255.0.
Gateway Address
The IPv4 gateway address to be used. When in doubt, set this to be the same as the default
gateway address used by your PC.
MAC Address
The hardware MAC address of this switch.
IPv6 Network Details
IPv6 Mode
Enables or disables the IPv6 administrative mode on the network interface.
Network Configuration
Protocol
Specify whether the device should attempt to acquire network information from a DHCPv6
server. Selecting
None
disables the DHCPv6 client on the network interface.
IPv6 Stateless Address
AutoConfig Mode
Sets the IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration mode on the network interface.
Enabled – The network interface can acquire an IPv6 address through IPv6 Neighbor
Discovery Protocol (NDP) and through the use of Router Advertisement messages.
Disabled – The network interface will not use the native IPv6 address autoconfiguration
features to acquire an IPv6 address.
Static IPv6 Addresses
Specify the IPv6 address to add to the interface.
Dynamic IPv6 Addresses
Lists the IPv6 addresses on the network interface that have been dynamically configured
through IPv6 autoconfiguration or DHCPv6.
EUI Flag
Select this option to enable the Extended Universal Identifier (EUI) flag for IPv6 address, or
clear the option to omit the flag.
DHCPv6 Client DUID
The client identifier used by the DHCPv6 client (if enabled) when sending messages to the
DHCPv6 server.
IPv6 Gateway
Specify the default gateway for the IPv6 network interface.