Installation guide

14 PowerConnect

B-Series TI24X Getting Started Guide

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Devices running Layer 2 software

To configure an IP address on a device running Layer 2 software, follow these steps:

1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged EXEC mode:

PowerConnect> enable

2. Enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level prompt (for example, PowerConnect Switch#). This

command erases the factory test configuration if still present.

PowerConnect# erase startup-config

CAUTION

Use the erase startup-config command only for new systems. If you enter this command on a system you

have already configured, the command erases the configuration. If you accidentally do erase the

configuration on a configured system, enter the write memory command to save the running

configuration to the startup-config file.

3. Access the configuration level of the CLI by entering the following command:

PowerConnect# configure terminal

PowerConnect(config)#

4. Configure the IP address and mask for the switch.

PowerConnect(config)# ip address 192.22.3.44 255.255.255.0

5. Set a default gateway address for the switch.

PowerConnect(config)# ip default-gateway 192.22.3.1

NOTE

You do not need to assign a default gateway address for single subnet networks.

Connecting the PowerConnect

B-Series TI24X device to a

network device

You can connect a PowerConnect

B-Series TI24X device to another Ethernet network device. The PowerConnect

B-Series TI24X device supports connections to other vendors’ as well as Dell network devices.

Refer to your hardware installation guide for a description of the Ethernet interfaces available with the

PowerConnect

B-Series TI24X device. Details regarding the SFP and SFP+ fiber-optic modules that are supported

are also provided in the hardware installation guide.

To connect a PowerConnect

B-Series TI24X device to another network device, you must do the following:

• Install the fiber-optic modules, if required.

• Cable the modules with either copper cable or fiber optic cable, as required.

Refer to your hardware installation guide for information about performing these tasks, in addition to cleaning the

fiber optic connectors and troubleshooting network connections.