Setting IP parameters for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series 51Parameter DescriptionGateway Specifies the default gateway.Example: 192.168.22.1SNMPread Specifies the SNMP read community string.Example: publicSNMPwrite Specifies the SNMP write community string.Example: privateVLAN Specifies the management VLAN-ID.Example: VLAN 1After the USB drive is inserted with the properly formatted IP.cfg in its rootdirectory, the ERS 4500 must be factory defaulted, either directly from thefactory on a first time bootup, or, if the ERS 4500 has already been bootedup, without even adding any user-supplied IP config data, the ERS 4500must be factory-default rebooted using the factory default command fromthe CLI.Step Action1 Enter boot default .2 Press y to confirm.The ERS 4500 then reboots with factory default settings, andautomatically attempt to read the IP.cfg file from an installed USBdrive within 3 minutes of observing the Nortel ERS 4500 Logo page.—End—ATTENTIONThe system bootup sequence will NOT announce that it is retrieving IP.cfg datafrom the USB drive. The action will be silent. Also, users attached to the serialconsole during factory default reboot will observe the Nortel Logo page only, andshould NOT attempt to access the switch for at least 3 minutes after the logoscreen is displayed. During this timeframe, the system will attempt to read theUSB drive IP.cfg file silently.The attempt nor result of the attempt to read the USB file is displayed on theconsole. If the attempt to read the USB IP.cfg file fails, the system reactswith the following action: After 3 minutes of displaying the Nortel Logo page,the user should press Cntrl-Y. If the result is the system prompting theuser for an IP address, then the USB IP.cfg file read has failed.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 SeriesInstallation GuideNN47205-300 (322811-B) 03.01 Standard5.1 19 November 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks.
