Pre-install preperation

  • Configure your dashboard

    Login to https://ui.readylinks.io. If this is your first time, create a new account. Claim your switches. You will need your ReadyLinks mac address (found on the device) which looks like 0013xxxxxxxx. Find the network to which you plan to add your switches or create a new network. Go to the map view and place each switch on the map by clicking and dragging it to the location where you plan to mount it.

  • Check and configure firewall

    If a firewall is in place, it must allow outgoing connections on particular ports to particular IP addresses. The most current list of outbound ports and IP addresses for your particular organization can be found on the firewall rules page of the ReadyLinks website.

  • Assign an IP address

    All switches must be assigned routable IP addresses to be managed by ReadyView. These IP addresses can be dynamically assigned via DHCP or statically assigned.

    *Note: Only one VLAN interface can be assigned a gateway. By default, all devices are configured with a single vlan interface on VLAN 1 set as a DHCP client.

     

    Dynamic Assignment

    When using DHCP, the DHCP server should be configured to assign a static IP address for each MAC address belonging to a ReadyLinks switch. Other features of the network, such as 802.1X authentication, may rely on the property that the switches have static IP addresses.

    GL-24xT-P600D# configure terminal
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# interface vlan 10
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan-interface10)# ip address dhcp
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan-interface10)# end
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# vlan 10
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan10)# switchport tagged ethernet RJ45/G1
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan10)# end
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# management mode vlan 10
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# end
GL-24xT-P600D# show vlan int

     

    Static Assignment

    Static IPs are assigned using the local web server on each switch. The following procedure describes how to set the static IP:

    1. Using a client machine (e.g., a laptop), connect to the switch over a wired connection.
    2. Using a web browser on the client machine, access the switch locally via serial.
      3. Enter the the VLAN interface for management.
    3. Configure the static IP address, net mask, gateway IP address and DNS servers that this switch will use on its management connection.
      4. If necessary, reconnect the switch to the LAN.
    GL-24xT-P600D# configure terminal
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# interface vlan 10
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan-interface10)# ip address 10.10.0.10 255.255.255.0 10.10.0.1
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan-interface10)# end
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# vlan 10
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan10)# switchport tagged ethernet RJ45/G1
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan10)# end
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# management mode vlan 10
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# end
GL-24xT-P600D# show vlan int

     

    Removing the Default Interface

    GL-24xT-P600D# configure terminal
GL-24xT-P600D(config)# interface vlan 1
GL-24xT-P600D(vlan-interface10)# no ip address