Set IP address on a Zyxel Switch using Console COM Port
Issue
You want to set the main switch IP address using the Console Port
Solution
Manually Set an IP Address via Console
Connect a computer via console and set the following COM settings to communicate with the switch:
You will be prompted for user credentials to access the CLI management screen.
Default username is ‘admin’ and the password is ‘1234′.
GS2200#
GS2200# configure
GS2200(config)# vlan 1
GS2200(config-vlan)# ip address default-management <ip address><subnet mask>
GS2200(config-vlan)# ip address default-gateway <ip address>
GS2200(config-vlan)# exit
GS2200(config)# exit
GS2200# write memory
GS200# exit
Set Switch for DHCP via Console
Connect a computer via console and set the following COM settings to communicate with the switch:
You will be prompted for user credentials to access the CLI management screen.
Default username is ‘admin’ and the password is ‘1234′.
GS2200#
GS2200# configure
GS2200(config)# vlan 1
GS2200(config-vlan)# ip address default-management dhcp-bootp
GS2200(config-vlan)# exit
GS2200(config)# exit
GS2200# write memory
To see what address the DHCP server assigned to the switch you can use the following command:
GS2200# show ip
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