Setting Basic Network Information 123server on the network, you must identify the TFTP server. If you configurethe switch to use a DNS server to resolve hostnames into IP addresses, youcan enter the hostname of the TFTP server instead of the IP address. It isoften easier to remember a hostname than an IP address, and if the IP addressis dynamically assigned, it might change from time-to-time.How Is Basic Network Information Configured?You must use a console-port connection to perform the initial switchconfiguration. When you boot the switch for the first time and theconfiguration file is empty, the Dell Easy Setup Wizard starts. The Dell EasySetup Wizard is a CLI-based tool to help you perform the initial switchconfiguration. If you do not respond to the Dell Easy Setup Wizard promptwithin 60 seconds, the console> prompt appears, and you enter UserConfiguration mode.For more information about performing the initial switch configuration byusing the wizard, see theGetting Started Guide atsupport.dell.com/manuals.If you do not use the wizard to prompt you for the initial configurationinformation, you can enable the DHCP client on the switch to obtainnetwork information from a DHCP server on your network, or you canstatically assign the network information.After you configure the switch with an IP address and create a user account,you can continue to use the console connection to configure basic networkinformation, or you can log on to the switch by using a Telnet client or a webbrowser. You can change the IP address information and configure additionalnetwork information from the remote system.What Is Out-of-Band Management and In-Band Management?The PowerConnect 8000/8100-series switches have an external port intendedsolely for management of the switch. This port is the out-of-band (OOB)management port. Traffic received on the OOB port is never switched orrouted to any in-band port and is not rate limited. Likewise, traffic receivedon any in-band port is never forwarded or routed over the OOB port. The onlyapplications available on the OOB port are protocols required to manage theswitch, for example telnet, SSH, DHCP client, and TFTP. If using the out-of-band management port, it is strongly recommended that the port beconnected only to a physically isolated secure management network.
