Cabletron Systems 7000 manual Slip, Speed Selection

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

SLIP	Select this option to use the selected COM port as a SLIP
	connection for out-of-band SNMP management via direct
	connection to a serial port on your network management
	workstation. Note that when you conÞgure the port as a SLIP
	connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Speed
	Selection Þeld described below.

PPPSelect this option to use the selected COM port as a PPP connection for out-of-band SNMP management via direct connection to a serial port on your network management workstation. Note that when you conÞgure the port as a PPP connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Speed Selection Þeld described below.

NOTE

Current 7X00 Þrmware versions support only Local Management and UPS via the COM ports; future versions will add SLIP and PPP support.

Speed Selection

If you have conÞgured the selected port as a SLIP or PPP connection, you must select the appropriate baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19,200. Note that this Þeld will default to Auto-Baud and become unselectable when the COM Port Function is set to LM or UPS.

If the COM port you wish to conÞgure is currently set to LM or UPS, the Speed

TIP Selection Þeld will be unavailable until the COM Port Function is set to SLIP or PPP and that change is applied. Once available, the Speed Selection Þeld will default to the last known speed setting; use the down arrow to change this setting if necessary, then click

again to complete the conÞguration.

To change the conÞguration of the selected COM port:

1.Click on the to the right of each field.

2.Drag down to select the desired setting, then release.

3.Click on to save your changes.

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