Enterasys Networks MicroMMAC-T manual Viewing I/F Summary Information, Ring Out Enable/Disable

The MicroMMAC-T Chassis View

To enable or disable individual ring-in/out ports on the MicroMMAC-T:

1.Click on the Port Index for the desired ring-in/out port. The Ring Port menu will appear.

2.Click on Enable to enable the port, or Disable to disable the port. The port will now be enabled or disabled as desired.

Ring Out Enable/Disable

The MicroMMAC-T gives you the ability to switch the function of a station port to that of a ring-out port using the Ring Out Enable and Ring Out Disable options in the Port menu. Note that these options are not available for ports with an inserted station.

To convert a station port to a ring-out port:

1.Click on the desired Port index. The Port pull-down menu will appear.

2.Click on Ring Out Enable to convert the station port into a ring-out port. The converted port will assume the full functionality of a ring-out port, and will reflect as such in the Chassis View window. The port status will now display as that of a ring-out port, and the port menu will now assume ring port menu properties.

To convert the ring-out port back into a station port:

1.Click on the converted port. A Ring Port pull-down menu will appear.

2.Click on Ring Out Disable to revert the functionality of the port back to a station port.

Viewing I/F Summary Information

The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that breaks down Transmit and Receive traffic for each interface.

To access the I/F Summary window:

1.From the Module View, click on the Device option from the menu bar.

2.Click again to select I/F Summary, and release. The I/F Summary window, Figure 2-17, will appear.

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