Installing the SmartSwitch 9000 Module

An eight-position DIP switch is located on the module card as shown in Figure 2-1.The function of the switches are listed in Table 2-1.

See the Cautions at the end of this table.

Table 2-1. Function of DIP Switch

Switch

Function

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When toggled, this switch clears user-entered

8

Clear

passwords stored in NVRAM, and restores the

Password 1

default passwords. Once reset you can use the

 

 

 

defaults or enter new passwords.

 

 

 

 

 

The module uses NVRAM to store user-

 

 

entered parameters such as IP addresses,

 

 

device name, etc. To reset these parameters to

7

Clear

the factory defaults, toggle this switch. Once

NVRAM 2

reset, you can use the defaults or enter new

 

 

 

parameters, which are stored in NVRAM

 

 

when the module is powered down, and

 

 

remain there until the switch is toggled again.

 

 

 

 

 

Toggling this switch after pulling the board

 

 

out of the SmartSwitch 9000, clears download

 

Force BootP

information from NVRAM and forces image

6

files to be downloaded from the station

Download

connected to the EPIM on the Environmental

 

 

 

Module configured to act as that modules’

 

 

BootP server. (See section titled Using DIP

 

 

Switch 6 on page 2-4.)

 

 

 

5

Reserved

For Factory Use Only

 

 

 

4

Reserved

For Factory Use Only

 

 

 

3

Reserved

For Factory Use Only

 

 

 

2

Reserved

For Factory Use Only

 

 

 

1

Reserved

For Factory Use Only

 

 

 

!

CAUTION

1.Caution: Do not toggle Switch 8 unless you intend to reset the user- configured passwords to their factory default settings.

2.Caution: Do not toggle Switch 7 unless you intend to reset the user parameters to the factory default settings.

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Cabletron Systems 9F125-0, 9F120-08, 9F122-12 manual Switch Function Description

9F125-0, 9F122-12, 9F120-08 specifications

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