Asante Technologies 5324 - Manual (Page 34)

Installation
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Setting up for
Management
To use the IntraSwitch 5324 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 is shipped with BootP/TFTP support. BootP
allows the switch to be automatically configured with an IP
address when the switch is connected to the network and is
powered on, if your network contains a BootP server
configured with available IP addresses.
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Important: BootP configuration only works if
the switch does not have an IP address assigned
to it. By default, the IntraSwitch is shipped
without an assigned IP address.
1 Make sure your network has a BootP server con-
figured with a valid IP address entry for the
IntraSwitch 5324.
2 When the IntraSwitch is connected to the net-
work and is powered on, it automatically trans-
mits 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 switch can
be managed.
See Chapter 4 for information on connecting to
the switch for management.
To verify that the switch received an IP address,
use a tool such as Ping
1
to try and access the
IntraSwitch; if you can access the IntraSwitch, it
is properly configured 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.