Chapter 7 - Using the LCD for Configuration and Management

2Press Enter. The LCD displays the current Encapsulation setting (cHDLC is the default).

3Press Next until the preferred Encapsulation setting is displayed, then press Enter. Choose from these setting options:

cHDLC for Campus-REX2 to another Campus-REX2 application

PPP when the remote Campus unit has a synchronous interface card such as a V.35 or when connecting to Ethernet equipment from another manufacturer

Setting Bridge Configuration

When the network protocol is set to bridge, you can configure the parameters indicated in the sections below. Parameters such as the Unit IP must be configured through the terminal screens.

Enabling Spanning Tree. Complete this section if you want to enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) when bridge protocol is selected. Spanning Tree Protocol is disabled as a default configuration. See “About Spanning Tree Protocol” on page 124 for more information about the protocol. The LCD navigation to get to this submenu was provided in the section “Accessing LCD REX2 Configuration” on page 104.

1Press Next until you select Bridge Configuration, then press Enter.

2Press Next until you select Spanning Tree, then press Enter.

3Press Next to select Enabled, then press Enter.

Viewing Unit IP. Complete this section to view the Unit IP address. The LCD navigation to get to this submenu was provided in the section “Accessing LCD REX2 Configuration” on page 104.

1Press Next until you select Bridge Configuration, then press Enter.

2Press Next until you select Unit IP, then press Enter.

The Unit IP address is displayed. If you have not changed the IP address through the terminal screens, then the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 is displayed.

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