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DES-3226S Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User's Guide The switch is also assigned a unique MAC address by the factory. This MAC address cannot be changed, and can be found from the initial boot console screen - shown below. Figure 1-2. Boot Screen The switch's MAC address can also be found from the console program under the Switch Information menu item, as shown below. The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be managed with the web-based manager. The switch IP address can be automatically set using BOOTP or DHCP protocols, in which case the actual address assigned to the switch must be known. The switch has Layer 2 functionality, so its ports can be sectioned into IP interfaces − where each section has its own range of IP addresses (specified by a network address and subnet mask). By default, an IP interface named System is configured on the switch and contains all of the ports on the switch. The System interface can be used initially to assign a range of IP addresses to the switch. Later, when you configure VLANs and IP interfaces on the switch, Introduction 11