Your D-Link DXS switch or DWS switch switch may be in Router Mode. To confirm this, please run the following command:
Step 1 From the console# command prompt, type show system mode.
| Feature | State |
| ———- | ———- |
| Mode: | Router |
| Qos: | Active |
In this case if you check your switch’s interface you will not see default gateway.
From the console# command prompt, type show ip interface.
Proxy ARP is disabled
| IP Address | I/F Type | Directed | Broadcast |
| ——————– | ——————– | ——————– | ——————– |
Step 2: To change to Switch mode please do the following (Please read all disclaimers carefully)
From the console# command prompt, type set system mode switch qos active.
Changing the switch working mode will *delete* the startup configuration file
and reset the device right after that. It is highly recommended that you will
backup it before changing the mode, continue ? (Y/N) Y
Startup file was deleted
Step 3: The system will reboot and come back in switch mode. Now will able to see default gateway option by doing the following.
User Name: admin
From the console# command prompt, type show system mode.
| Feature | State |
| ———- | ———- |
| Mode: | Switch |
| Qos: | Active |
From the console# command prompt, type show ip interface.
| Gateway IP Address | Activity status | Type | IP Address | I/F Type |
| —————————— | —————————— | —————————— | —————————— | —————————— |
Tags: default gateway, DWS switch, DXS switch
