70 Configuring the Switchw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m The device can now be managed either from the already connected Console port or remotelythrough the Out-of-Band interface defined during the initial configuration.Advanced ConfigurationThis section provides information about dynamic allocation of IP addresses and securitymanagement based on the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) mechanism.When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP, the configuration receivedfrom these 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.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, inorder to retrieve the IP address.2 Enter the following commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address. In thefollowing example, the commands are based on the port type used for configuration.• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses (on an InBand Port):console# configureconsole(config)# interface ethernet g1console(config-if)# ip address dhcp hostname console(config-if)# exit• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses (on an Out-of-Band Port)console# configureconsole(config)# interface out-of-band-ethconsole(config-oob)# ip address dhcp hostname dellconsole(config-oob)# exitconsole(config)# exitThe interface receives the IP address automatically.3 To verify the IP address, enter the show ip interface command at the system prompt as shownin the following example.console# show ip interfaceIP Address I/F Type Directed Broadcast----------------------- ---------------------- ---------------
