Cabletron Systems pmn manual Navigating Local Management Screens

Accessing Local Management

•If an invalid password is entered, the terminal beeps and the cursor returns to the beginning of the password entry field.

•Entering a valid password causes the associated access level to display at the bottom of the screen and the Device Menu screen to appear.

•If no activity occurs for several minutes, the Password screen redisplays and the password has to be reentered.

5.4.1Navigating Local Management Screens

The 2M46-04R Local Management consists of a series of menu screens. Navigate through Local Management by selecting items from the menu screens.

The 2M46-04R supports three modes of switch operation. The switching modes are as follows:

•802.1D Switching (traditional switching)

•802.1Q Switching (port based switching)

•SecureFast VLAN (Cabletron Systems SecureFast switching)

NOTE

Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the product to verify which screens are supported in each of the three available switching modes.

Depending on the Operational Mode set for the device, the hierarchy of the Local Management screens differ as shown in Figure 5-4, Figure 5-5, and Figure 5-6. Refer to the appropriate figure that relates to the Operational Mode set for the device to see the applicable Local Management screen hierarchy.

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