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70 Configuring the Switch
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The device can now be managed either from the already connected Console port or remotely
through the Out-of-Band interface defined during the initial configuration.
Advanced Configuration
This section provides information about dynamic allocation of IP addresses and security
management based on the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) mechanism.
When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP, the configuration received
from these servers includes the IP address, and may include subnet mask and default gateway.
Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server
When using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the device acts as a DHCP client.
To retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps:
1
Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on it, in
order to retrieve the IP address.
2
Enter the following commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address. In the
following example, the commands are based on the port type used for configuration.
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses (on an InBand Port):
console# configure
console(config)# interface ethernet g1
console(config-if)# ip address dhcp hostname <string>
console(config-if)# exit
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses (on an Out-of-Band Port)
console# configure
console(config)# interface out-of-band-eth
console(config-oob)# ip address dhcp hostname dell
console(config-oob)# exit
console(config)# exit
The interface receives the IP address automatically.
3
To verify the IP address, enter the
show ip interface
command at the system prompt as shown
in the following example.
console# show ip interface
IP Address I/F Type Directed Broadcast
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