Getting Started; In-Band And Out-Of-Band Connectivity; Configuring For In-Band Connectivity - NETGEAR FSM726E-100NAS Administration Manual

Connect a terminal to the switch to begin configuration.

In-band and Out-of-band Connectivity

Ask the system administrator to determine whether you will configure the switch for in-band or out-of-band
connectivity.

Configuring for In-band Connectivity

In-band connectivity allows you to access the switch from a remote workstation using the Ethernet network.
To use in-band connectivity, you must configure the switch with IP information (IP address, subnet mask,
and default gateway).
Configure for In-band connectivity using one of the following methods:
• BootP or DHCP
• EIA-232 port
Using BootP or DHCP
You can assign IP information initially over the network or over the Ethernet service port through BootP or
DHCP. Check with your system administrator to determine whether BootP or DHCP is enabled.
You need to configure the BootP or DHCP server with information about the switch—obtain this
information through the serial port connection using the show network command. Set up the server with the
following values:
IP Address
Subnet
gateway
MAC Address
Unique IP address for the switch. Each IP parameter is made up of four dec-
imal numbers, ranging from 0 to 255. If there is no DHCP server available to
assign an IP address to the switch via DHCP, the default IP address for the
switch is 169.254.100.100.
Subnet mask for the LAN
IP address of the default router, if the switch is a node outside the IP range of
the LAN
MAC address of the switch
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Chapter 1

Getting Started

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