Ethernet Administration
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To Configure a
TCP/IP Address
You can configure the IP Address of the switch by connecting to the serial
port of the switch and bringing up Omega or by using a BootP server. The
local installation of an IP address requires either a DOS terminal or a
Terminal Emulator Program and a serial cable.
Local Installation.
Attach your terminal or PC to the RS232 serial port.
Enable Omega using either a DOS terminal or the terminal emulator program
in Windows. Then enter a TCP/IP address for each device.
The path for the appropriate TCP/IP configuration proceeds through Omega’s
Main
menu and
System administration
submenu to the option
IP
parameters
. Enter the IP address as indicated.
Note that all switches have to be either configured with, or without, an IP
address. They cannot be mixed! A switch with an IP address will not respond
to a
Connect remote system
query from a switch which does not have an
IP address configured.
BootP
You may also use a BootP server to configure TCP/IP parameters.
At start-up, if an IP address has not been configured, then your switch will
transmit a BootP request packet to the server approximately every three
seconds until a response is received (up to a maximum of three request
attempts).
If a BootP response is not received, then the system will operate with a switch
name or MAC address.
If a BootP response is received, then the IP address, Subnet Mask, and/or
Gateway/Router address will be extracted from the response packet and used
to configure the system until the next power-on/reset.
BootP server file format differs from server to server. The switches expect a
packet containing an IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway address.