Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 54)

Chapter 3: Basic Switch Parameters
54 Section I: Basic Features
Activating the BOOTP and DHCP Client Software
The BOOTP and DHCP application protocols were developed to simplify
network management. They are used to automatically assign IP
configuration information to the devices on your network, such as an IP
address, subnet mask, and a default gateway address.
The AT-9400 Series switch contains the client software for these
protocols and can obtain its IP configuration information from a BOOTP
or DHCP server on your network. If you activate this feature, the switch
seeks its IP address and other IP configuration information from a BOOTP
or DHCP server on your network whenever you reset or power ON the
device.
In order for this strategy to work, there must be a BOOTP or DHCP server
that resides on your network and you must configure the service by
entering the switch’s MAC address.
BOOTP and DHCP services typically allow you to specify how the IP
address is to be assigned to the switch. The choices are static and
dynamic. If you choose static, the server always assigns the same IP
address to the switch when the switch is reset or powered ON. This is the
preferred configuration. Because the BOOTP and DHCP services always
assigns the same IP address to a switch, you always know which IP
address to use when you need to remotely manage a particular switch.
If you choose dynamic, the server assigns any unused IP address that it
has not already assigned to another device. This means that a switch
might have a different IP address each time you reset or power cycle the
device, which makes it difficult for you to remotely manage the unit.
Note
The BOOTP and DHCP client software is disabled by default on the
switch.
To activate or deactivate the BOOTP and DHCP client software, perform
the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 4 on page 51.
2. From the System Administration menu, type 2 to select System
Configuration.
The System Configuration menu is shown in Figure 5 on page 52.
3. From the System Configuration menu, type 1 to select BOOTP/DHCP.