54 Configuring PowerConnect 3524/P and 3548/PEnter [Y] to complete the Setup Wizard. The following is displayed:Configuring SNMP management interfaceConfiguring user account......Configuring IP and subnet......Thank you for using Dell Easy Setup Wizard. You will now enter CLImode.Wizard Step 6The CLI prompt is displayed.Advanced ConfigurationThis section provides information about dynamic allocation of IP addresses and security managementbased on the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) mechanism, and includes thefollowing topics:• Configuring IP Addresses through DHCP• Configuring IP Addresses through BOOTP• Security Management and Password ConfigurationWhen configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP, the configuration received fromthese servers includes the IP address and may include subnet mask and default gateway.Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP ServerWhen using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the device acts as a DHCP client. When thedevice is reset, the DHCP command is saved in the configuration file, but the IP address is not.To retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps:1 Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on it, in order toretrieve the IP address.2 Enter the following commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address. In the followingexample, the commands are based on the port type used for configuration.• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses:console# configureconsole(config)# interface ethernet 1/e1console(config-if)# ip address dhcp hostname powerconnectconsole(config-if)# exitconsole(config)#
