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Setting IP parameters using IP.CFG file on a USB memory device
If the swtich does not obtain an IP address using bootp, and, if a file named
IP.CFG exists on the USB memory device, then the switch loads the IP.CFG
file as its configuration.
See also
" Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports" (page 29)
Setting IP parameters using bootp
The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series switches are configured
to obtain a management IP address using Dynamic Host Control Protocol
(DHCP) by default.
If the switch is connected to the network and an appropriate bootp server is
configured, then the server assigns an IP address to the switch.
To view the assigned and in-use IP addresses, connect to the switch
console and use the
show ip
command.
Setting IP parameters using the Web-based Management Interface
To set IP parameters using the Web-based Management Interface, perform
the following procedure:
Step
Action
1
Use the procedure
"Setting IP parameters using the console port
, to assign a default IP address to
the switch.
2
Connect a computer to the switch through a data port using a
standard RJ-45 network cable.
3
Open a web browser on the attached computer and enter the
factory default IP address of the switch in the following format:
http://<nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn>. The main screen of the Web-based
Management Interface appears.
4
Select Configuration > IP from the menu.
appears.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Installation Guide
NN47205-300
02.01
Standard
5.0
23 February 2007
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