Choosing a Switch Management Level 4-7
Choosing a Switch Management LevelThe Switch Management screen allows you to:
■Choose between managing a port, the unit, or a
VLAN
■Display screens for setting up the Switch
■Display a screen for managing the Switch Data-
base
■Display screens for managin g resilient links
■Display screens for managing STP
■Display screens showing statistics
From the Main Menu, select SWITC H MANAGE-
MENT. The Switch Management screen is displayed,
as shown in Figure 4-7.
Management Level Port / Unit / VLAN If you
choose Port, the screen is displayed similar to
Figure 4-7, and all operations that you initialize from
this screen relate to an individual port. If you choose
Unit, the screen is displayed similar to Figure 4-8,
and all operations relate to the Switch unit. If you
choose VLAN, the screen is disp layed similar to
Figure 4-9, and all operations relate to VLANs.
Port ID 1 / 2 / 3 ... 7 / 8 / 9 If y ou choose to
manage the Switch at port level, enter the particular
port number into this field before selecting the next
screen. Ports 1–8 are the 100BASE-TX ports, and
port 9 is the Plug-in Module port at the rear of the
unit.
Figure4-7 Switch Management screen for Port level
Figure4-8 Switch Management screen for Unit level