142 About the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 SeriesPort namingYou can name or specify a text string for each port. This feature provideseasy identification of the connected users.Use the CLI, DM, or the Web-based management system to name ports.Port error summaryYou can view all ports that have errors in an entire stack.If a particular port has no errors, it is not displayed in the port error summary.This feature is available only through the Web-based management system.IP address for each unit in a stackYou can assign an IP address to each unit in a stack. Use the CLI toconfigure the IP addresses for each unit within a stack.BootP modeThe Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series supports the Bootstrapprotocol (BootP).You can use BootP to retrieve an ASCII configuration file name andconfiguration server address.With a properly configured BootP server, the switch automatically learn itsassigned IP address, subnet mask, and the IP address of the default router(default gateway).The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series has a unique 48-bithardware address, or MAC address, that is printed on a label on the backpanel. Use this MAC address when you configure the network BootPserver to recognize the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series BootPrequests.The BootP modes supported by the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500Series are• BootP or Last Address mode• BootP-When-Needed• BootP Always• BootP DisabledNote: The default BootP mode is BootP-When-Needed.Web Quick StartYou can use the Web Quick Start feature to enter the setup mode througha single screen.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 SeriesOverview — System ConfigurationNN47205-500 02.01 Standard5.0 23 February 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential.
