Ip Addressing In A Stacking Environment; Menu: Configuring Ip Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (Ttl) - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access, and System Information
I The IP addressing used in the switch should be compatible with your
network. That is, the IP address must be unique and the subnet mask must
be appropriate for the IP network.
If you plan to connect to other networks that use globally administered
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IP addresses, refer to "Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses" on page
5-15.
I By default, the switch uses DHCP to acquire the IP address of the TimeP
server. If the switch does not have a manually configured Timep setting,
then it attempts to get its TimeP setting through DHCP or Bootp through
the primary VLAN.
I The switch searches for the default gateway device through the primary
VLAN. By default, the DEFAULT_VLAN is the switch's primary VLAN.
However, you can use the CLI to select a different primary VLAN if more
than one VLAN exists on the switch. For more information, see "Port-
Based Virtual LANs (Static VLANs)" on page 9-50.
I If you change the IP address through either Telnet access or the web
browser interface, the connection to the switch will be lost. You can
reconnect by either restarting Telnet with the new IP address or entering
the new address as the URL in your web browser.

IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment

If you are installing the switch into an HP ProCurve stack management
environment, entering an IP address may not be required. See "HP ProCurve
Stack Management" on page 9-5 for more information.
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live
(TTL), and Timep
Do one of the following:
To manually enter an IP address, subnet mask, set the IP Config parameter
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to Manual and then manually enter the IP address and subnet mask values
you want for the switch.
To use DHCP or Bootp, use the menu interface to ensure that the IP Config
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parameter is set to DHCP/Bootp, then refer to "DHCP/Bootp Operation" on
page 5-11.
IP Configuration
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