Ethernet Administration
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To Configure a
TCP/IP Address
You can configure the IP Address of the switch by connecting to the serial
port of the switch and bringing up Omega or by using a BootP server. The
local installation of an IP address requires either a DOS terminal or a
Terminal Emulator Program and a serial cable.
Local Installation. Attach your terminal or PC to the RS232 serial port.
Enable Omega using either a DOS terminal or the terminal emulator program
in Windows. Then enter a TCP/IP address for each device.
The path for the appropriate TCP/IP configuration proceeds through Omega’s
Main menu and System administration submenu to the option IP
parameters. Enter the IP address as indicated.
Note that all switches have to be either configured with, or without, an IP
address. They cannot be mixed! A switch with an IP address will not respond
to a Connect remote system query from a switch which does not have an
IP address configured.
BootP You may also use a BootP server to configure TCP/IP parameters.
At start-up, if an IP address has not been configured, then your switch will
transmit a BootP request packet to the server approximately every three
seconds until a response is received (up to a maximum of three request
attempts).
If a BootP response is not received, then the system will operate with a switch
name or MAC address.
If a BootP response is received, then the IP address, Subnet Mask, and/or
Gateway/Router address will be extracted from the response packet and used
to configure the system until the next power-on/reset.
BootP server file format differs from server to server. The switches expect a
packet containing an IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway address.
