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Configuring IP Addressing
IP Configuration
Notes
Just Want a Quick Start with IP Addressing?
If you just want to give the switch an IP address so that it can communicate
on your network, or if you are not using VLANs, ProCurve recommends that
you use the Switch Setup screen to quickly configure IP addressing. To do so,
do one of the following:
■ Enter setup at the CLI Manager level prompt.
ProCurve# setup
■ Select 8. Run Setup in the Main Menu of the menu interface.
For more on using the Switch Setup screen, refer to the Installation and
Getting Started Guide you received with the switch.
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs
In the factory-default configuration, the switch has one, permanent default
VLAN (named DEFAULT_VLAN) that includes all ports on the switch. Thus,
when only the default VLAN exists in the switch, if you assign an IP address
and subnet mask to the switch, you are actually assigning the IP addressing
to the DEFAULT_VLAN.
■ If multiple VLANs are configured, then each VLAN can have its own IP
address. This is because each VLAN operates as a separate broadcast
domain and requires a unique IP address and subnet mask. A default
gateway (IP) address for the switch is optional, but recommended.
■ In the factory-default configuration, the default VLAN (named
DEFAULT_VLAN) is the switch’s primary VLAN. The switch uses the
primary VLAN for learning the default gateway address. The switch can
also learn other settings from a DHCP or Bootp server, such as (packet)
Time-To-Live (TTL), and Timep or SNMP settings. (Other VLANs can also
use DHCP or BootP to acquire IP addressing. However, the switch’s
gateway, TTL, and TimeP or SNTP values, which are applied globally, and
not per-VLAN, will be acquired through the primary VLAN only, unless
manually set by using the CLI, Menu, or web browser interface.(If these
parameters are manually set, they will not be overwritten by alternate
values received from a DHCP or Bootp server.) For more on VLANs, refer
to the chapter titled “Static Virtual LANs” in the Advanced Traffic Man-
agement Guide for your switch.
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