Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Configuring the Ethernet Management Port

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2) IP Address

Enter an

IP

address for the Ethernet management port in dotted decimal or hexadecimal nota-

tion (the default is

192.168.11.1

). For example, to change the Ethernet management port’s IP

address to

198.206.184.170

, enter

2=198.206.184.170

at the prompt.

Note

This

IP

address must not be on the same subnet as any

other

IP

router on the switch.

3) Subnet Mask

Enter an

IP

subnet mask in dotted decimal or hexadecimal notation (the default is

255.255.255.0

). If no mask is provided, the switch will try to determine the mask using Inter-

net Control Message Protocol (

ICMP

) requests. For example, to change the subnet mask to

255.255.255.254

, enter

3=255.255.255.254

at the prompt.

4) Bcast Address

The default broadcast address is automatically derived from the default

VLAN IP

address class

(the default is 192.255.255.255). You can enter a new address in dotted decimal or hexadeci-
mal notation. For example, to change the broadcast address to

198.206.184.255

, enter

4=198.206.184.255

at the prompt.

5) Gateway Address

You can enter an

IP

address for the first hop router to a remote host (if the host is on a differ-

ent

IP

net) in dotted decimal or hexadecimal notation. The default is 192.168.1.1. For exam-

ple, to change this address to

198.206.184.170

, enter

5=198.206.184.170

at the prompt.

6) Remote Host Address

You can enter an

IP

address for a a remote host (if the host is on a different

IP

net) in dotted

decimal or hexadecimal notation. The default is 192.168.1.1. For example, to change this
address to

198.206.184.170

, enter

5=198.206.184.170

at the prompt.

7) RIP Mode

This parameter is an informational field, which shows that the

RIP

mode is inactive. You

cannot modify this parameter.

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