Allied Telesis AT-S102 - Manual (Page 87)

Converteon Management Software User’s Guide
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ˆ To delete a value without assigning a new value, enter 0.0.0.0.
ˆ A default gateway address is needed if the management card will
be communicating with a network device, like a TFTP server or a
syslog server, located on a different subnet. The address, which
has to be a member of the same subnet as the card’s IP address,
should identify the first hop to reaching the remote subnet.
6. To activate the DHCP client to assign the IP address from a DHCP
server on the network, select Enable DHCP. Review the following
guidelines before activating the DHCP client:
ˆ If you want to learn the management card’s MAC address so that
you can enter it on the DHCP server, refer to “Displaying the
Operational Status of the Chassis” on page 148.
ˆ The 10/100Base-TX port on the management card has to be
connected to a device on your network, such as a Fast Ethernet
switch. The card communicates with your network through that
port.
ˆ If the card already has a static IP address, the address is
overwritten by the address from the DHCP server.
ˆ When you activate the client, the management card immediately
transmits up to two queries to the DHCP server. If there is no
response, the management card operates without an IP address.
7. To change the community strings, enter the new values in the Get
Community String, Set Community String, and Trap Community
String fields. Community strings are case sensitive and can have up to
thirteen characters. Spaces and special characters are permitted.
8. Return to the Main Menu.
Setting the Date
and Time
The management card adds the date and time to event messages and
SNMP traps. You can set the date and time manually or you can configure
the Network Time Protocol (NTP) client so that the card obtains this
information from an NTP server on your network or the Internet. If you
choose to use the NTP client, review “Accessing Your Network” on
page 31 to learn the client’s requirements.
Note
If you enter the date and time manually, you’ll have to reenter it
whenever the management card is reset or the chassis is powered
off, because the card does not have an onboard battery to maintain
the information. For this reason, the NTP client is the recommended
method for setting the date and time.