Dell PowerConnect 7024 User Manual - Page 132

Basic Network Information Configuration Example In this example, an administrator at a Dell office in California decides not to use the Dell Easy Setup Wizard to perform the initial switch configuration. The administrator configures a PowerConnect 7000 Series switch to obtain its information from a DHCP server on the network and creates the administrative user with read/write access. The administrator also configures the following information: • Primary DNS server: 10.27.138.20 • Secondary DNS server: 10.27.138.21 • Default domain name: sunny.dell.com The administrator also maps the administrative laptop host name to its IP address. The administrator uses the OOB port to manage the switch. To configure the switch: 1 Connect the OOB port to the management network. DHCP is enabled by on the switch OOB interface by default. If the DHCP client on the switch has been disabled, use the following commands to enable the DHCP client on the OOB port. console#configure console(config)#interface out-of-band console(config-if)#ip address dhcp console(config-if)#exit 2 Configure the administrative user. console(config)#username admin password secret123 level 15 3 Configure the DNS servers, default domain name, and static host mapping. console(config)#ip name-server 10.27.138.20 10.27.138.21 console(config)#ip domain-name sunny.dell.com console(config)#ip host admin-laptop 10.27.65.103 console(config)#exit 132 Setting Basic Network Information