Dell PowerConnect M6348 Getting Started Manual

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16 Getting Started Guidew w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o mAdvanced ConfigurationThis section provides summary information about such common tasks as:• Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server• Security Management and Password ConfigurationNOTE: For detailed information on all the CLI commands available for the 8024 and 8024F M6348switches, see the CLI Reference Guide.Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP ServerWhen using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the switch 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,in order to retrieve the IP address.NOTE: You do not need to delete the switch configuration to retrieve an IP address for the D HCP server.2 Enter the following commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address.console#configconsole(config)#ip address dhcpThe 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 interfaceManagement Interface:IP Address....................................... 10.240.4.125Subnet Mask..................................... 255.255.255.0Default Gateway.................................... 10.240.4.1Burned In MAC Address........................00:10:18:82:04:35Network Configuration Protocol Current................... DHCPManagement VLAN ID.......................................... 1