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General Properties
To configure general properties, follow these steps.
1. In the navigation pane, click General and complete the fields.
IMPORTANT Make sure that the IP address and host name match the values you used
during Express Setup. On the Module Properties dialog box, you can choose
either an IP address or host name. Only one of these two choices is
enabled.
Field Description
Name A name that you choose for the switch.
Description A description that helps you remember something important about the switch.
Ethernet Address Choose one of the following:
• Private Network—The IP address of your private network.
• IP Address—The IP address assigned to the switch during Express Setup.
• Host Name—The host name that is provided on initial configuration when you
performed Express Setup. The host name requires that you have a DNS server that is
configured on the network for the Ethernet interface module of the controller.