ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension ES-2024 - Manual (Page 60)

Dimension ES-2024 Ethernet Switch
6-8 Basic Setting
6.7 IP Setup
Use the IP Setup screen to configure the default gateway device, the default domain name server and add IP
domains.
To set the default gateway device and the domain name server on the switch, click IP Setup in the navigation
panel and set the related fields. The default gateway specifies the IP address of the default gateway (next hop) for
outgoing traffic.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 6-4 IP Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
DHCP Client Select this option if you have a DHCP server that can assign the switch an IP address, subnet mask,
a default gateway IP address and a domain name server IP address automatically.
Static IP
Address Select this option if you don’t have a DHCP server or if you wish to assign static IP address
information to the switch. You need to fill in the following fields when you select this option.
IP Address Enter the IP address of your switch in dotted decimal notation for example 192.168.1.1.
IP Subnet
Mask
Enter the IP subnet mask of your switch in dotted decimal notation for example 255.255.255.0.
Default
Gateway
Enter the IP address of the default outgoing gateway in dotted decimal notation, for example
192.168.1.254.
Domain
Name Server
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and
vice versa. Enter a domain name server IP address in order to be able to use a domain name
instead of an IP address.