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66 Managing switches
Network Discovery Choose one of the following methods for assigning the IP
address:
• Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in
the Network Properties dialog box.
• BootP—Acquires the IP configuration from a BootP
server. If no IP address is obtained, the switch reverts to
the previously configured IP address.
• RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)—Acquires
the IP address from a RARP server. A RARP request is
broadcast with up to three retries, each at 5 second
intervals. If no IP address is obtained, the switch reverts
to the previously configured IP address.
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires
the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If no
satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client attempts
to use the previously configured lease. If the previous
lease cannot be used, no IP address will be assigned to
this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.
IP Address Enter the Internet Protocol address for the Ethernet port. The
default value is 10.0.0.1.
Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. The
default value is 255.0.0.0.
Gateway Enter the IPv4 gateway address
Discovery Choose one of the following methods for assigning the IP
address:
• Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in
the Network Properties dialog box
• DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version
6)—Acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If
no satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client
attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the
previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be
assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address
conflict.
• NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol)—Part of the
Stateless Address Auto configuration protocol. It replaces
the Address Resolution Protocol used with IPv4.
Config IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address for the Ethernet port
Gateway Enter the IPv6 gateway address
Table 11 Network Properties dialog box—IP fields
Field Description