Allied Telesis AT-S41 - Manual (Page 34)

AT-S41 User’s Guide
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When Does an AT-8350GB Switch Need an IP Address?
One of your first tasks as you begin to build your network will be to
determine which of the switches in your network should be assigned
unique IP addresses.
AT-8350GB
Switch
Every AT-8350GB stack in your network that you want to manage
remotely using the Telnet application protocol, a Web browser, or an
SNMP management program must have a unique IP address. You cannot
remotely manage an AT-8350GB stack if it does not have an IP address.
You use the address to identify the stack when you start a remote
management session.
If you assign a stack an IP address, you must also assign it a subnet mask.
The stack uses the subnet mask to determine which portion of an IP
address represents the network address and which portion represents
the end node address.
You must also assign the stack a gateway address if there is a router
between the stack and the remote management workstation. This
gateway address is the IP address of the router through which the stack
and management station will communicate.
You do not need to assign an IP address, subnet mask, or gateway
address if you do not intend to manage an AT-8350GB stack remotely.
The stack will function without these values and you can still configure
all stack parameters through a local management session.
Note
For further information on stacking, refer to the chapter on
Stacking on page 23.
How Do You
Assign an IP
Address?
Once you have decided which AT-8350GB stacks on your network need
an IP address, you have to access the management software on the
stacks and assign the addresses.
One method is to assign the IP configuration information manually. The
procedure for this is explained in the next procedure, Configuring an IP
Address on page 35. Initially assigning an IP address to a stack can only
be done through a local management session.
A second method is to activate DHCP on the stack and have the stack
automatically download its IP configuration information from a DHCP
server on your network. This procedure is explained in Activating DHCP
on page 42.