D-Link DGS-3212SR Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
IP Address Assignment
Each Switch must be assigned its own IP Address, which is used for communication with an SNMP network
manager or other TCP/IP application (for example BOOTP, TFTP). The switch’s default IP address is
10.90.90.90. You can change the default Switch IP address to meet the specification of your networking address
scheme.
The switch is also assigned a unique MAC address by the factory. This MAC address cannot be changed, and
can be found from the initial boot console screen – shown below.
Figure 2 - 6. Boot Screen
The switch’s MAC address can also be found from the Web management program on the Switch Information
(Basic Settings) window on the Configuration menu.
The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be managed with the Web-based manager. The switch IP
address can be automatically set using BOOTP or DHCP protocols, in which case the actual address assigned to
the switch must be known.
The IP address may be set using the Command Line Interface (CLI) over the console serial port as follows:
1. Starting at the command line prompt, enter the commands
config ipif System ipaddress
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
. Where the
x
’s represent the IP address to be assigned to the IP
interface named
System
and the
y
’s represent the corresponding subnet mask.
2. Alternatively, you can enter
config ipif System ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/z
. Where the
x
’s represent
the IP address to be assigned to the IP interface named
System
and the
z
represents the corresponding
number of subnets in CIDR notation.
The IP interface named
System
on the switch can be assigned an IP address and subnet mask which can then be
used to connect a management station to the switch’s Telnet or Web-based management agent.
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