The following list explains the options available from the RS−232 Interface Configuration menu:

[B] Baud rate—Lets you enter the baud rate. The possible settings are 2400, 9600, 19200, 38400, or 57600 for the console port. The default baud rate is 9600.

[D] Data bits—Allows the configuration of data bits for the console port. The possible options are 7 and 8. The default is 8.

[S] Stop bits—Allows the configuration of the stop bit value for the console port. The default is 1.

[P] Parity setting—Changes the parity settings for the console port. The default is None.

[M] Match remote baud rate (auto baud)—Allows you to enable or disable the console port from automatically matching the baud rate of an incoming call. The switch only matches a baud rate that is lower than its configured baud rate.

[A] Auto answer—Allows you to enable the switch to automatically answer incoming calls or disable it from doing so.

[N] Number for dial−out connection—Lets you enter the phone number the switch is configured to use when dialing out. This number is dialed when the switch is configured to communicate with a remote terminal upon power−up or power recycling.

[T] Time delay between dial attempts—Configures the number of seconds between dial−out attempts. Zero (0) disables all retries. The default is 300 seconds.

[I] Initialization string for modem—Allows you to change the initialization string to match your modem requirements.

[C] Cancel and restore previous group settings—Allows you to undo any new values entered for the baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and parity settings.

[G] Activate group settings—Allows you to activate the settings you have entered for baud rate, data bits, stops bits, and parity.

[X] Exit to Main Menu—Returns you to the Main Menu.

[U]Usage Summaries

The Usage Summaries menu allows you to receive usage and summary reports. You can receive five types of reports based on the options shown here:

Catalyst 1900 − Usage Summaries

[P]Port Status Report

[A]Port Addressing Report

[E]Exception Statistics Report

[U]Utilization Statistics Report

[B]Bandwidth Usage Report

[X]Exit to Main Menu

Enter Selection:

The following list explains the options from the Usage Summaries menu:

[P] Port Status Report—This option displays the Port Status Report, which displays the current connection status of ports. A sample of this report is as follows:

Catalyst 1900 − Port 3 Statistics Report

 

Receive Statistics

 

Transmit Statistics

 

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Total good frames

9342

Total frames

90269

Total octets

983976

Total octets

6147813

Broadcast/multicast frames

834

Broadcast/multicast frames

81389

Broadcast/multicast octets

133139

Broadcast/multicast octets

5492328

Good frames forwarded

9342

Deferrals

1

Frames filtered

0

Single collisions

0

Runt frames

0

Multiple collisions

0

No buffer discards

0

Excessive collisions

0

 

 

Queue full discards

0

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