Dell PowerConnect 5324 User's Guide - Page 53

Console# show snmp CommunityString private Community-Access read write IP address 11.1.1.2 Traps are enabled. Authentication trap is enabled. Trap-RecAddress Trap-RecCommunity Version System Contact: System Location: Advanced Configuration This section provides information about dynamic allocation of IP addresses and security management based on the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) mechanism, and includes the following topics: • Configuring IP Addresses through DHCP • Configuring IP Addresses through BOOTP • Security Management and Password Configuration When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP, the configuration received from these servers includes the IP address, and may include subnet mask and default gateway. Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server When using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the device acts as a DHCP client. When the device is reset, the DHCP command is saved in the configuration file, but not the IP address. To retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps: 1 Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on it, in order to retrieve the IP address. Starting and Configuring the Device 53