Configuring the IP Settings on a Linksys Managed Gigabit Switch

The IP Settings page of your Linksys Managed Gigabit Switch contains fields for assigning IP addresses.  These IP addresses are either defined as static or are retrieved using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

In this page, you can do the following:

 
  • Configure a static IP address for your switch
  • Configure up to four DNS servers

A Linksys Managed Gigabit Switch supports configuration of multiple IP interfaces.  To access this page, follow these steps:
 
Step 1:
Access the web interface of your switch.  For instructions, click here.  

Step 2:
Click on IP Settings under the System menu.

 
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Step 3:
Under IP Settings, you can configure the following:

IPv4 Management
IPv6 Management
IPv4 Network
IPv6 Network
DNS Servers
 

IPv4 Management
 
This page allows for you to modify the management VLAN interface whether they are set to static IP or DHCP/BOOTP for auto-configuration.
 
IMPORTANT:  If the device fails to retrieve an IP address through DHCP, the default IP address is 192.168.1.251 and the factory default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
 
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Click Edit  User-added image to modify a specific IPv4 interface.  Click Apply User-added image  to accept the changes or Cancel User-added image  to discard them.

IPv6 Management
 
IPv6 is an upgraded version to IPv4.  It provides more available IP addresses as well as other benefits.  To access the switch over an IPv6 network, you must first configure it with IPv6 information (IPv6 address, prefix length, and LinkLocal or Global address type).  
 
To configure IPv6 for the switch, select a VLAN interface to modify or press the User-added image  button to add a new IPv6 address.
 
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Click User-added image  to modify a specific IPv6 interface and User-added image  to delete an IPv6 interface entry manually.  Click Apply User-added image to accept the changes or Cancel User-added image  to discard them.

IPv4 Network
 
In this page, you can add an IPv4 address on un-management VLAN.
 
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  • VLAN:  Specify the VLAN ID.
  • IP Address:  This field allows the entry of an IPv4 address to be assigned to this IP interface.  Enter the IP address of your switch in dotted decimal notation.
  • Subnet Mask:  A subnet mask separates the IP address into the network and host addresses.  A bitmask that determines the extent of the subnet that the switch is on.  This should be labeled in the form: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each xxx is a number (represented in decimals) between 0 and 255.  The value should be 255.0.0.0 for a Class A network, 255.255.0.0 for a Class B network, and 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network, but custom subnet masks are allowed.  Enter the IP subnet mask of your switch in dotted decimal notation.  The factory default value is 255.255.255.0.

IPv6 Network
 
In this page, you can add an IPv6 address on un-management VLAN.
 
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  • VLAN:  Specify the VLAN ID.
  • IP Address:  This field allows the entry of an IPv6 address/prefix to be assigned to this IP interface.
  • Subnet Mask:  Unicast for IPv6 Global address type and LinkLocal for IPv6 link local address type.

DNS Servers
 
DNS (Domain Name System) can transfer host name to IP address.  The switch supports four IP address list of DNS servers.  If DHCP is selected in IPv4 interface and DNS info in the DHCP option will auto add in DNS IP address list.
 
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Click User-added image  to modify a specific IPv6 interface and User-added image  to delete an IPv6 interface entry manually.  Click Apply User-added image to accept the changes or Cancel User-added image to discard them.

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