100CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING AND MANAGING PORTS AND VLANS

Port and VLAN

This scenario assigns names to ports, and configures MAP access ports,

Configuration

wired authentication ports, a load-sharing port group, and VLANs.

Scenario

 

 

1 Assign names to ports to identify their functions, and verify the

 

configuration change. Type the following commands:

WX1200# set port 1 name mgmt success: change accepted. WX1200# set port 2 name finance success: change accepted.

WX1200# set port 3 name accounting success: change accepted.

WX1200# set port 4 name shipping success: change accepted. WX1200# set port 5-6 name lobby success: change accepted.

WX1200# set port 7-8 name conf_room1 success: change accepted.

WX1200# display port status

Oper

Config

Actual

Type

Media

Port Name

Admin

===============================================================================

1

mgmt

up

up

auto

100/full network

10/100BaseTx

2

finance

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

3

accounting

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

4

shipping

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

5

lobby

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

6

lobby

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

7

conf_room1

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

8

conf_room1

up

down

auto

network

10/100BaseTx

2Configure the country code for operation in the US and verify the configuration change. Type the following commands:

WX1200# set system countrycode US success: change accepted.

WX1200# display system

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Product Name:

WX1200

System Name:

WX1200

System Countrycode: US

System Location:

 

System Contact:

0.0.0.0

System IP:

System idle timeout: 3600

System MAC:

00:0B:0E:00:04:0C

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3Com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A, WX4400 3CRWX440095A Port and Vlan, Scenario, Configuration change. Type the following commands

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