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8. Use the Secondary IP Addresses field to define additional IP addresses to associate with VLAN
9. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field
10. Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
11. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.
Modifying a Virtual Interface
To modify an existing virtual interface.
CAUTION
When changing from a default DHCP address to a fixed IP address, set a static route first. This is
critical when the switch is being accessed from a subnet not directly connected to the switch and
the default route was set from DHCP.
1. Select Network > Switch Virtual Interface from the main tree menu.
2. Select the Configuration tab and click the Edit button.
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a. Select Use DHCP to obtain IP Address automatically to allow DHCP to provide the IP
address for the virtual interface. Selecting this option disables the IP address field.
b. Enter the IP Address for the VLAN associated virtual interface.
c. Enter the Subnet Mask for the IP address.
Select the Set as Management Interface checkbox to enable any host displayed in this VLAN to
configure the switch.
IDs. The address provided in this field is used if the primary IP address is unreachable.
Select the Add button (within the Secondary IP Addresses field) to define additional addresses
from a sub screen. Choose an existing secondary address and select Edit or Delete to revise or
remove a secondary address.
displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and
the switch.
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