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How to Configure Dell N2024 or N2048 Switchports

Introduction

Configuring switchports is a crucial aspect of network management. In this comprehensive guide, we will walk you through the process of configuring Dell N2024 or N2048 switchports. Whether you are a seasoned IT professional or a beginner, this article will provide you with the knowledge and expertise to successfully configure switchports for optimal network performance.

Table of Contents

  1. Understanding Dell N2024 and N2048 Switchports
  2. Accessing the Switch Interface
  3. Configuring Basic Switchport Settings
  4. Configuring VLANs
  5. Setting Up Trunk Ports
  6. Configuring Port Security
  7. Configuring Link Aggregation
  8. Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol
  9. Troubleshooting Switchport Configurations
  10. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    1. Can I configure Dell N2024 or N2048 switchports remotely?
    2. What is the default configuration for Dell N2024 or N2048 switchports?
    3. How do I check the status of a switchport?
    4. Can I configure voice VLANs on Dell N2024 or N2048 switchports?
    5. What is the maximum number of VLANs supported on these switches?
    6. Is it possible
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Dell Network Tutorials

How to configure Dell N2024 or N2048 to use a specific vLAN tag

In this tutorial you will learn how to configure your Dell N2024 or N2048 to use a specific vLAN tag. We will configure a switch port as port access afterwards assign a specific vLAN ID to the switch port.

Let’s get started.

Step 1: Use your Console Cable or SSH into your Dell N2024 or N2048 switch using Putty. 

Step 2: After you have access type in enable and your password. Once logged in type in config.

console>enable

console#config

Step 3: Now decide which ports you want bind a specific vLAN to on your Dell N2024 switch. In this use case I will focus on switch port 2.

Step 4: Now we will select the interface / port we want to apply our settings.

console(config)#interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2

Step 5: Now that you have the port selected, we will change the port mode to access.

console(config-if-Gi1/0/2)#switchport mode access

Step 6: … Read the rest

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Dell Network Tutorials

How to configure Uplink with all vLAN on Dell N2024 or N2048

In this tutorial you will learn how to configure your Dell N2024 or N2048 Uplink port to use all vLAN’s. We will configure the port as a Trunk afterwards allow all vLAN passthrough and then set a native vLAN for device management.

Let’s get started.

Step 1: Use your Console Cable or SSH into your Dell N2024 or N2048 switch using Putty. 

Step 2: After you have access type in enable and your password. Once logged in type in config.

console>enable

console#config

Step 3: Now decide which port you want to be your Uplink port. In my case I will be using port 24 on my Dell N2024 switch.

Step 4: Now we will select the interface / port we want to apply our settings.

console(config)#interface gigabitethernet 1/0/24

Step 5: Now that you have the port selected, we will change the port mode to a trunk.

console(config-if-Gi1/0/24)#switchport mode trunk
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Dell Network Tutorials

How to configure Dell N3024 or N3048 Switch

nIn these few steps I will be showing you how to configure a Dell N3024 or n3048 switch. We will be using putty and a series of commands to get these Dell switches.

  1. Download and install PUTTY onto the computer you will be using to configure the Dell N3024 or n3048 switch.
  2. Make your life easier with a USB Console Cable. But yes you will need one of these to configure the switch.
  3. Unpack your Dell N3024 or n3048 switch.
  4. Make sure you have the Console cable connected to the switch and the computer.
  5. Open up Putty. Make sure to select the Serial radio button. Keep the Speed at 9600 you may have to change the serial line from COM1 to COM2 or COM3 to get connected to the switch.
  6. Once connected wait for the switch to load. Step 1 will display: “Would you like to run the setup
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Dell Network Tutorials

How to configure Dell N2024 or N2048 Switch

nIn these few steps I will be showing you how to configure a Dell N2024 or n2048 switch. We will be using putty and a series of commands to get these Dell switches.

  1. Download and install PUTTY onto the computer you will be using to configure the Dell N2024 or n2048 switch.
  2. Make your life easier with a USB Console Cable. But yes you will need one of these to configure the switch.
  3. Unpack your Dell N2024 or n2048 switch.
  4. Make sure you have the Console cable connected to the switch and the computer.
  5. Open up Putty. Make sure to select the Serial radio button. Keep the Speed at 9600 you may have to change the serial line from COM1 to COM2 or COM3 to get connected to the switch
  6. Once connected wait for the switch to load. Step 1 will display: “Would you like to run the setup
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Dell Network Tutorials

Dell Switch n2024 and n2048 Default Login

If you are looking for a default Login Account and Password you have come to the right place because there is no Default login for the Dell Switch n2024 or the n2048.

How to Access Dell Switch n2024 and n2048 Without a Password

  1. Grab your console cable and your computer.
  2. Make sure to install Putty which would be used to connect to the Dell n2024 or n2048 Switch.
  3. Manually reboot the switch and also have putty open and connected.
  4. When the Dell switch n2024 or n2048 loads you will get a message to select an option.
      • 1- Start Operational Code
      • 2- Display Boot Menu
  5. When you see the Dell Networking Boot Options, type “2” and press “Enter” to select within 3 seconds. If you miss this step the switch will need to be powered on again.
  6. Once the boot menu is loaded you will see options 1 through 12.  Type
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Dell Network Tutorials

Restore Dell N4024 or N4048 Switch to factory defaults

To restore the Dell N4024 or N4048 switch to factory defaults you can follow the below procedure:

  1. Manually reboot your switch
  2. While the switch is booting up keep an eye on the bootup screen and find “Dell Networking Boot Options” and select option #2 (Display Boot Menu) within 3 seconds.
  3. On Boot Main Menu, enter choice # 10 for enable password removal.

Dell Networking Boot Options

Select a menu option within 3 seconds or the Operational Code will start automatically…

1 – Start Operational Code

2 – Display Boot Menu

Select Cl , 2) # 2

Boot Main Menu

1 – Start Operational Code
2 – Select Baud Rate
3 – Retrieve Logs
4 – Load New Operational Code
5 – Display Operational Code Details
9 – Reboot
10 – Restore Configuration to Factory Defaults
11 – Activate Backup Image
12 – Start Password Recovery
Enter … Read the rest

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Dell Network Tutorials

Restore Dell N3024 or N3048 Switch to factory defaults

To restore the Dell N3024 or N3048 switch to factory defaults you can follow the below procedure:

  1. Manually reboot your switch
  2. While the switch is booting up keep an eye on the bootup screen and find “Dell Networking Boot Options” and select option #2 (Display Boot Menu) within 3 seconds.
  3. On Boot Main Menu, enter choice # 10 for enable password removal.

Dell Networking Boot Options

Select a menu option within 3 seconds or the Operational Code will start automatically…

1 – Start Operational Code

2 – Display Boot Menu

Select Cl , 2) # 2

Boot Main Menu

1 – Start Operational Code
2 – Select Baud Rate
3 – Retrieve Logs
4 – Load New Operational Code
5 – Display Operational Code Details
9 – Reboot
10 – Restore Configuration to Factory Defaults
11 – Activate Backup Image
12 – Start Password Recovery
Enter … Read the rest

Dell, Tutorials
Dell Network Tutorials

Update Firmware On Dell N2024 Switches

These are a few steps on how to Update Firmware On Dell N2024 Switches

  1. Before making any configurations, we will want to make sure that the switches have latest firmware.
  2. Grab the Switch Service Tag and go to the dell website and download the latest firmware.
  3. Since the creation of this article the latest firmware for my Dell N2024 is N2100v6.6.0.13.A03
  4. We will need a USB Thumb Drive and extract the firmware N2000Stdv6.6.0.13.stk and place it into the root of the USB Drive.
  5. We will be updating the switches individually plug in your usb drive to the front of the switch.
  6. Plug in your console cable from the switch to your computer.
  7. Plug in the power cable just to the one switch and it should start booting up
  8. Use Putty to get connected to COM3 through whatever COM number.
  9. Once you see the following we are ready to throw some
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Dell Network Tutorials

Restore Dell N2024 or N2048 Switch to factory defaults

To restore the Dell N2024 or N2048 switch to factory defaults you can follow the below procedure:

  1. Manually reboot your switch
  2. While the switch is booting up keep an eye on the bootup screen and find “Dell Networking Boot Options” and select option #2 (Display Boot Menu) within 3 seconds.
  3. On Boot Main Menu, enter choice # 10 for enable password removal.

Dell Networking Boot Options

Select a menu option within 3 seconds or the Operational Code will start automatically…

1 – Start Operational Code

2 – Display Boot Menu

Select Cl , 2) # 2

Boot Main Menu

1 – Start Operational Code
2 – Select Baud Rate
3 – Retrieve Logs
4 – Load New Operational Code
5 – Display Operational Code Details
9 – Reboot
10 – Restore Configuration to Factory Defaults
11 – Activate Backup Image
12 – Start Password Recovery
Enter … Read the rest

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