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Switch/IP Address Page:
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1655MC Integrated Switch User's Guide

IP Address Configuration

In the IP Address page, you can manage IP related information for the system. The page includes the following editable fields:

• Management VLAN — select the VLAN interface that allows management access to the switch. You can set the IP address for only one VLAN interface.
• IP Address Mode — select whether IP functionality is enabled via manual (Static) configuration, or set by DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) or BOOTP (Boot Protocol).
• IP Address — the IP address of the VLAN interface that allows management access to the switch.
• Network Mask — the subnet mask that identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.
• Gateway IP Address — the IP address of the gateway router between this device and management stations that exist on other network segments.

NOTE: When DHCP or BOOTP has been used to set the IP information, the IP Address, Network Mask, and Gateway IP Address fields show the assigned values.

The Management VLAN is the only VLAN through which you can gain management access to the switch. By default, all ports on the switch are members of VLAN 1, so a management station can be connected to any port on the switch. If other VLANs are configured and you change the Management VLAN, you may loose management access to the switch. In this case, you should reconnect the management station to a port that is a member of the Management VLAN.

NOTE: If you connect the management station to a tagged port with ingress filtering enabled (see VLAN/Port Settings), the management station must support frame tagging for outgoing traffic.

To save any changes you make in this page for the current session, click Apply Changes. To reset these fields to their current value, click Refresh.

If the IP Address Mode is set to BOOTP or DHCP, the switch can be automatically configured by a BOOTP or DHCP server on the network. To submit a DHCP or BOOTP request, or to release the current IP address (if already set by DHCP), click Restart DHCP.

NOTE: If Restart DHCP is selected when IP settings have been configured statically, a warning message is displayed indicating that the IP Address Mode is not set to DHCP.

CLI Commands

The following is a summary of the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/General/IP Address web page.

Example

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