Asante Technologies 5308F - Manual (Page 40)

Installation
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Setting up for
Management
To use the IntraSwitch 5308FL as a managed switch, it must be
configured with an IP address. This can be accomplished in
one of two ways:
❏ automatically using BootP (default)
❏ manually via the Console port
BootP
Configuration
The IntraSwitch 5308FL is shipped with BootP/TFTP support.
BootP allows the IntraSwitch 5308FL to be automatically
configured with an IP address when it is connected to the
network and is powered on, if your network contains a BootP
server configured with available, valid IP addresses.
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Important! BootP configuration only works if
the IntraSwitch 5308FL does not have an IP
address already assigned to it.
1 Make sure your network has a BootP server con-
figured with a valid IP address entry for the
IntraSwitch 5308FL.
2 When the IntraSwitch 5308FL is connected to
the network and is powered on, it automatically
transmits a BootP request across the network
(up to
5 times) until it receives a valid IP address
from the BootP server.
3 After an IP address is received, the IntraSwitch
5308FL can be managed via in-band access.
See Chapter 4 for information on connecting to
the IntraSwitch 5308FL for management.
To verify that the IntraSwitch 5308FL received
an IP address, use a tool such as Ping
1
to try and
access the IntraSwitch 5308FL; if you can access
the IntraSwitch 5308FL, it is properly config-
ured with an IP address.
1. Ping (an acronym for packet internet groper) is an application that can be used to
test whether a remote device is properly connected to a network.