IPv4 Interface

To manage the switch by using the web-based interface, the IPv4 management IP address must be defined and known. The switch IP address can be manually configured or automatically taken from a DHCP server.

To configure the IPv4 management IP address:

Procedure

Step 1

Click IP Configuration > Management Interface > IPv4 Interface.

Step 2

Enter the following information:

  • Management VLAN—Select the management VLAN used to access the switch through Telnet or the web-based interface. VLAN1 is the default management VLAN.

  • IP Address Type—Select one of the following options:

    • Dynamic—Discovers the IP address using DHCP from the management VLAN.

    • Static—Manually defines a static IP address.

If a static IP address is used, enter the following fields:

  • IP Address—Enter the management IP address of the switch. The default is 192.168.1.254.

  • Mask—Enter the IP address mask or prefix length.

    • Network Mask—Select and enter the IP address mask.

    • Prefix Length—Select and enter the length of the IPv4 address prefix.

  • Administrative Default Gateway—Select User Defined to manually enter the default gateway IP address, or select None to remove the selected default gateway IP address from the interface.

  • Operational Default Gateway—Displays the current default gateway IP address.

Note

If the switch is not configured with a default gateway, it cannot communicate with other devices that are not in the same IP subnet.

If a dynamic IP address is retrieved from the DHCP server, enter the following fields:

  • Management VLAN—Select the management VLAN used to access the switch through Telnet or the web-based interface. VLAN1 is the default management VLAN.

  • DHCP Force Auto Configuration—Check Enable to force the switch to perform auto configuration that will renew IP address from a DHCP server. The switch dynamic IP address can be renewed any time after it is assigned by a DHCP server. Note that depending on your DHCP server configuration, the switch may receive a new IP address after the renewal that requires setting the web-based interface to the new IP address.

  • Auto Configuration via DHCP—Displays whether the DHCP Auto Configuration feature is enabled or disabled. You can configure this feature on the Administration > File Management > DHCP Auto Configuration page.

Step 3

Click Apply. The IPv4 interface settings are defined, and the Running Configuration is updated.