Debug; Configure The Ip Address Of The Switch; Switch Ip Addresses Configuration Task List - Digitalchina Networks DCS-3950 series Manual

5.2.6 Debug

All the protocols DCS-3950 series switch supports have their corresponding debug
commands. The users can use the information from debug commands for troubleshooting.
Debug commands for their corresponding protocols will be introduced in the later
chapters.

5.3 Configure the IP Address of the Switch

In theory, DCS-3950 series switch is a layer 2 （Data Link Layer） device, which should
not have an IP address, because IP address is a concept belonged to layer 3（Network
Layer）.But, as a device used in network, switch needs a network address to be its
unique identifier, so that the network manager can identify and control it.
The IP address of DCS-3950 series switch is set on the VLAN interface. The VLAN
with an IP address is called management VLAN. All the in-band management of the
switch is done through management VLAN.DCS-3950 series switch only allows one
VLAN interface, so, to change the ID of the management VLAN, the original VLAN
interface should be deleted first, and then create a new VLAN interface.
DCS-3950 series switch provides three IP address configuration methods:
Manual
BootP
DHCP
Manual configuration of IP address is assign an IP address manually for the switch.
In BootP/DHCP mode, the switch operates as a BootP/DHCP client, send broadcast
packets of BootPRequest to the BootP/DHCP servers, and the BootP/DHCP servers
assign the address on receiving the request. In addition, DCS-3950 series switch can act
as a DHCP server, and dynamically assign network parameters such as IP addresses,
gateway addresses and DNS server addresses to DHCP clients DHCP Server
configuration is detailed in later chapters.

5.3.1 Switch IP Addresses Configuration Task List

1. Manual configuration
2. BootP configuration
3. DHCP configuration
1. Manual configuration
Command
ip address <ip_address> <mask>
no ip address <ip_address> <mask>
DCS-3950 series Ethernet switch manual
Explanation
Configure IP address of the switch;
'no ip address <ip_address>
<mask>' command deletes IP address of
the switch.
the
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