Nortel 4500 Series Installation Manual

Also see for 4500 Series: Cli manual Overview-System Configuration Installation

Contents

Nortel 4500 Series Installation Manual Manual pdf 42 page image

42 Installing the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch—End—Setting IP parameters using IP.CFG file on a USB memory deviceIf the swtich does not obtain an IP address using bootp, and, if a file namedIP.CFG exists on the USB memory device, then the switch loads the IP.CFGfile as its configuration.See also " Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports" (page 29)Setting IP parameters using bootpThe Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series switches are configuredto obtain a management IP address using Dynamic Host Control Protocol(DHCP) by default.If the switch is connected to the network and an appropriate bootp server isconfigured, then the server assigns an IP address to the switch.To view the assigned and in-use IP addresses, connect to the switchconsole and use the show ip command.Setting IP parameters using the Web-based Management InterfaceTo set IP parameters using the Web-based Management Interface, performthe following procedure:Step Action1 Use the procedure "Setting IP parameters using the console portand CLI Quickstart" (page 38), to assign a default IP address tothe switch.2 Connect a computer to the switch through a data port using astandard RJ-45 network cable.3 Open a web browser on the attached computer and enter thefactory default IP address of the switch in the following format:http://. The main screen of the Web-basedManagement Interface appears.4 Select Configuration > IP from the menu. "IP configuration screen"(page 43) appears.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 SeriesInstallation GuideNN47205-300 02.01 Standard5.0 23 February 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential.