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MULTILINK ML2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5–1
Multilink ML2400
Ethernet Communications Switch
Chapter 5: IP Addressing
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IP Addressing
5.1 IP Address and System Information
5.1.1 Overview
It is assumed that the user has familiarity with IP addresses, classes of IP addresses and
related netmask schemas (for example, class A, B, and C addressing).
Without an IP address, the switch operates as a standalone Layer 2 switch. Without an IP
address, you cannot:
• Use the web interface to manage the switch
• Use telnet to access the CLI
• Use any SNMP Network Management software to manage the switch
• Use NTP protocol or an NTP server to synchronize the time on the switch
• Use TFTP or FTP to download the configurations or upload software updates
• Run ping tests to test connectivity
To set the IP address, please refer to Setting the IP Parameters on page 1–12. Once the IP
address is set, the CLI can be accessed via telnet as well as the console interface. From
now on, all commands discussed are accessible from the command line interface,
irrespective of access methods (i.e. serial port or in band using telnet).
To verify the IP address settings using the command line interface, the show ipconfig
command can be used as follows:
ML2400> show ipconfig
IP Address: 3.94.247.41
Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway: 3.94.244.1
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