3Com SUPERSTACK 4226T Getting Started Manual

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Setting Up Overview 33IP Configuration You can use one of the following methods to allocate IP information toyour Switch (essential if you wish to manage your Switch across thenetwork).Manual IP ConfigurationYou can choose to configure the IP information yourself. The Switchremembers the information that you enter until you change it again orset the configuration method to Automatic.You should use the Manual IP configuration method if:■ you do not have a DHCP or BootP server on your network, or■ you want to remove the risk of the IP address ever changing, or■ your DHCP or BootP server does not allow you to allocate static IPaddresses. (Static IP addresses are necessary to ensure that the Switchis always allocated the same IP information.)For most installations, 3Com recommends that you configure the SwitchIP information manually. This makes management simpler and morereliable as it is not dependent on a DHCP or BootP server, and eliminatesthe risk of the IP address changing.If you wish to manually enter IP information for your Switch, workthrough the “Manually Configuring IP Information” section on page 35.Automatic IP ConfigurationBy default the Switch tries to configure itself with IP information withoutrequesting user intervention. It tries to obtain an IP address from a DHCPor BootP server on the network.If neither server is found, the Switch will configure itself with its default IPaddress 169.254.100.100 if it is operating in a standalone mode, and/orno other Switches on the network have this IP address. If this default IPaddress is already in use on the network then the Switch detects this andconfigures itself with an IP address in the range 169.254.1.0 to169.254.254.255.This process is known as Auto-IP and is the same mechanism used byWindows 98 and Windows 2000. IP addresses configured by Auto-IP aretemporary as they cannot be routed but are useful for small networkswhich are not connected to other networks, or for initial configuration.DUA1730-0AAA04.book Page 33 Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:59 PM