Connecting Devices To The Switch - Dell PowerConnect 5224 System User's Manual

Before you can assign a static IP address to the switch, you must obtain the following information from your network administrator:
IP address for the switch
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Default gateway for the network
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Network mask for the network
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To assign a static IP address to the switch:
1. From the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode prompt, type interface vlan 1 to access the interface-configuration mode. Press <Enter>.
2. Type ip address ip-address netmask, where ip-address is the switch IP address and netmask is the network mask for the network.
3. Type exit to return to the global configuration mode prompt. Press <Enter>.
4. To set the IP address of the default gateway for the network to which the switch belongs, type ip default-gateway gateway, where gateway is the IP
address of the default gateway. Press <Enter>.
5. To save your configuration changes, type copy running-config startup-config and then press <Enter>.
NOTICE: Only one VLAN can be assigned an IP address. If you assign an address to any other VLAN, the new address overrides the original IP
address.
The following example shows how to set a static IP address using the CLI.
Console(config)# interface vlan 1
Console(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
Console(config-if)# exit
Console(config)# ip default-gateway 192.168.1.254
Console(config)#
To configure the switch for DHCP or BOOTP:
1. From the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode prompt, type interface vlan 1 to access the interface-configuration mode. Press <Enter>.
2. At the next prompt, use one of the following commands:
To obtain IP settings through DHCP, type ip address dhcp
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To obtain IP setting through BOOTP, type ip address bootp
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3. Press <Enter>.
4. To save your configuration changes, type copy running-config startup-config, and then press <Enter>.

Connecting Devices to the Switch

After you assign IP addresses to the switch, you can connect devices to the RJ-45 connectors on the switch.
NOTICE: If autonegotiation is disabled for an RJ-45 port, the auto- MDI/MDI-X pin signal configuration is also disabled.
To connect a device to an SFP transceiver port:
1. Use your cabling requirements to select an appropriate SFP transceiver type.
2. Insert the SFP transceiver (sold separately) into the SFP transceiver slot. The slot's LED indicator turns on to confirm that it is correctly installed.
3. Use the appropriate network cabling to connect a device to the connectors on the SFP transceiver.
NOTICE: When the SFP transceiver acquires a link, the associated integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T port is disabled.
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