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24-port NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
64 Using the Console Interface
Figure 6-8. IP Configuration screen
The fields listed under the Current Settings heading are
those that are currently being used by the switch. Those
fields listed under the Restart Settings heading are those
which will be used after the switch has been Reset. Fields
that can be set include:
♦ BOOTP Determines whether the Switch should send
out a BOOTP broadcast request when it is powered
up. The BOOTP protocol allows IP addresses,
network masks, and default gateways to be assigned
by a central BOOTP server. If this option is set, the
Switch will first look for a BOOTP server to provide
it with this information before using the supplied
settings.
♦ IP Address Determines the IP address used by the
Switch for receiving SNMP and TELNET
communications. These fields should be of the form
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each xxx is a number
(represented in decimal) between 0 and 255. This
address should be a unique address on a network
assigned to you by the central Internet authorities.
The same IP address is shared by both the SLIP and
Ethernet network interfaces.
♦ Subnet Mask Bitmask that determines the extent of
the subnet that the Switch is on. Should be of the
form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each xxx is a number
(represented in decimal) between 0 and 255. If no
subnetting is being done, the value should be 255.0.0.0
for a Class A network, 255.255.0.0 for a Class B
network, and 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network.