Port Naming; Port Error Summary; Ip Address For Each Unit In A Stack; Bootp Mode - Nortel 4500 Series Overview-System Configuration

142 About the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series

Port naming

You can name or specify a text string for each port. This feature provides
easy identification of the connected users.
Use the CLI, DM, or the Web-based management system to name ports.

Port error summary

You can view all ports that have errors in an entire stack.
If a particular port has no errors, it is not displayed in the port error summary.
This feature is available only through the Web-based management system.

IP address for each unit in a stack

You can assign an IP address to each unit in a stack. Use the CLI to
configure the IP addresses for each unit within a stack.

BootP mode

The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series supports the Bootstrap
protocol (BootP).
You can use BootP to retrieve an ASCII configuration file name and
configuration server address.
With a properly configured BootP server, the switch automatically learn its
assigned IP address, subnet mask, and the IP address of the default router
(default gateway).
The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series has a unique 48-bit
hardware address, or MAC address, that is printed on a label on the back
panel. Use this MAC address when you configure the network BootP
server to recognize the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series BootP
requests.
The BootP modes supported by the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500
Series are
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Web Quick Start

You can use the Web Quick Start feature to enter the setup mode through
a single screen.
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BootP or Last Address mode
BootP-When-Needed
BootP Always
BootP Disabled
Note: The default BootP mode is BootP-When-Needed.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500 02.01 Standard
5.0 23 February 2007
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