Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Manual page 76

The following is an example for changing the port description on port 1/ xg1 using CLI commands:
console(config)#interface ethernet 1/xg1
console(config-if-1/xg1)#description 1000
Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server
When using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the switch acts as a DHCP client.
To retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps:
NOTE: In order to function properly, DHCP cannot not be configured simultaneously on the management and
OOB interfaces.
1. Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on it, in order to
retrieve the IP address.
NOTE: You do not need to delete the switch configuration to retrieve an IP address for the DHCP server.
2. Enter the following sets of commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address.
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses for the management interface:
console#config
console(config)#ip address dhcp
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses for the OOB interface:
console#config
console(config)#interface out-of-band
console(config-if)#ip address dhcp
The interface receives the IP address automatically.
3. To verify the IP address, enter the show ip interface or show ip interface out-of-band command at the
system prompt as shown in the following examples.
console#show ip interface
Management Interface:
IP Address..................................... 10.240.4.125
Subnet Mask.................................... 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway................................ 10.240.4.1
Burned In MAC Address.......................... 00:10:18:82:04:35
Network Configuration Protocol Current......... DHCP
Management VLAN ID............................. 1
Routing Interfaces:
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