DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Web-Based Switch Management 179
following at a minimum must be configured or known for the
switch to be managed:
• IP Address
• Subnet Mask
• Administrator password
In addition, several other parameters may need to be
configured or known to properly communicate with the switch
or allow full management capability. These include:
• Default Gateway
• Trap Destination and Community Name
Configuration of these items may be made from the User
Interface, which is accessible via either the serial console or
Telnet. Refer to the User Guide that came with your system for
more information subsection describe the required
configuration.
Setting an IP Address
The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be
managed with the web-based manager. The switch IP address
may 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 alternatively be set using the
Command Line Interface (CLI) over the console serial port
as follows:
3. Starting at the command line prompt DES3326S4#
− enter the commands config ipif System
ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy.