Wrong board repost here, select managed or unmanaged switch

 

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums?category.id=powerconnect

 

I'm bored here you go, either view or download the owners manual

 

Rockster,

 

The 5324 should have the same IP you had assigned, unless you did not save the configuration. When you make changes to the switch, you need to copy your running configuration onto your startup-configuration for them to be saved on reboot. The syntax for this is

console# copy running-config startup-config

 

That being said, there is no IP address assigned to this switch as a default. In order to assign an IP address, you need to use a null modem cable and a console program(such as hyperterminal for Windows or minicom for linux) to access the switch. A null modem cable does come with the switch, and looks exactly like a serial cable, but the pinouts are slightly different. The connection speeds are 9600/8/N/1 and make sure Flow Control is set to None.

 

Once you've accessed the switch, the syntax to set an IP are as follows:

 

console> enable

console# config

console-config# interface vlan 1

console-config-if# ip address

 

From here, you will also need to set a username and password to access it. The commands are as follows:

 

console> enable

console#> config

console-config# username password level 15 

 

Refer to the manual mombodog linked to. The relevant pages from the manual can be found here:

 

 

Hope this helps!

 

-Steve