Cabletron Systems 2H28-08R manual General Configuration Screen

Chapter 5: Local Management

SWITCH CONFIGURATION

The Switch Configuration screen provides the basic setup options for customizing the operation of a switch in the network. For details, refer to Section 5.10.

ETHERNET INTERFACE CONFIGURATION

The Ethernet Interface Configuration screen indicates the link status, current and desired operational mode, advertised ability, and flow control admin status for ports 1 through 8 on the 2H28-08R. For details, refer to Section 5.11.

SMARTTRUNK CONFIGURATION

The SmartTrunk Configuration screen allows the user to logically group interfacesto aggregate high speed uplinks. Refer to the Cabletron Systems SmartTrunk User’s Guide for additional information.

DEVICE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION

The Device Specific Configuration Menu screen allows the user to select screens to configure ports or check system resources specific to the 2H28-08R. For details, refer to Section 5.12.

5.7GENERAL CONFIGURATION SCREEN

The General Configuration screen, Figure 5-9, allows the user to set the device date and time, IP address and subnet mask, the default gateway, the TFTP Gateway IP address, screen refresh and lockout time, operational mode, clear the NVRAM, and configure the COM port.

To access the General Configuration screen from the Device Configuration Menu screen, use the arrow keys to highlight the GENERAL CONFIGURATION menu item and press ENTER. The General Configuration screen displays.

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