Device Information
The Device Information window shows the Switch's MAC Address (assigned by the factory and unchangeable), the Boot PROM, Firmware Version, and Hardware Version. This information is helpful to keep track of PROM and firmware updates and to obtain the Switch's MAC address for entry into another network device's address table, if necessary. The user may also enter a System Name, System Location and System Contact to aid in defining the Switch, to the user's preference. In addition, this screen displays the status of functions on the Switch to quickly assess their current global status. Three of these functions, Spanning Tree, Port Mirror and Single IP Management have a Detail settings link which when clicked will automatically flip to the configuration page for that feature. This serves as a great quick reference for network administrators to promptly assess problems concerning Switch functions.
Figure 6- 1. Device Information screen
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