Nortel Networks 209321-A User Manual
20 Chapter 1 Management basics
209321-A
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Do one of the following, based on your configuration:
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For a standalone switch, enter the IP address of the switch in the In-Band
Switch IP Address field.
Switch IP Address field.
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For a stack configuration, enter the Stack IP address in the In-Band Stack
IP Address field.
IP Address field.
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In the In-Band Subnet Mask field, enter the IP subnet mask address.
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In the Default Gateway field, enter the default gateway address.
Access levels and passwords
Access to management functions for Business Policy Switches is controlled by
passwords and community strings. Different passwords or community strings
allow access to different levels of management functions.
passwords and community strings. Different passwords or community strings
allow access to different levels of management functions.
Access to Device Manager requires entering community strings. Access to the
Web interface requires a user identification and a password.
Web interface requires a user identification and a password.
Note:
If the In-Band Subnet Mask field does not already contain a value
when you enter the IP address in the In-Band Switch IP Address field,
the switch software provides an in-use default value for the In-Band
Subnet Mask field, based on the class of the entered IP address.
the switch software provides an in-use default value for the In-Band
Subnet Mask field, based on the class of the entered IP address.
Note:
The In-Band Switch IP Address field allows this switch to operate
as a standalone switch. However, this field is not required for the
operation of the stack. You cannot enter the same IP address in both
fields.
operation of the stack. You cannot enter the same IP address in both
fields.