# Configuring Network Settings

Network properties define the switch identity on the Ethernet network.

Caution: If you change the base IP address, subnet mask, or gateway address, the old fabric will become unreachable because the address will have changed. To restore communication with the fabric, add a new fabric with the new base IP address.

To change the IP configuration, set up remote logging/syslog (SANbox2 and SANbox2-64), change the SNMP configuration, and configure SNMP traps (SANbox2 and SANbox2-64), do the following:

1. Open the Switch menu and select Network Properties to open the Network Properties dialog.

2. In the IP Configuration area, select a network discovery method from the Network Discovery pull-down menu, and enter the applicable values in the Subnet Mask, IP Address, and Gateway fields.

3. In the SNMP Configuration area, enter values in the Contact, Read Community, Trap Community, Location, and Write Community fields.

4. Open Authentication Trap pull-down menu and select an option.

5. In the SNMP Trap Configuration area (SANbox2 and SANbox2-64), enable or disable Proxy Enabled check box, choose a numbered Trap tab, and check the Trap Enabled box to enable that numbered trap.

6. Select a trap version from the Trap Version pull-down menu, select a trap severity level option from the Trap Severity pull-down menu (Warning is the default). enter a trap address, and a trap port number.

7. Check the Enable Remote Logging (syslog) check box, and enter an IP address in the Logging (syslog) Host IP Address field to save the log information to a remote host supporting the syslog protocol.

8. Click the OK button to save the Network Configuration changes.

9. To set additional traps, repeat the steps in the SNMP Trap Configuration area for each numbered Trap tab page.