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setting) will be sent to the management module. The actions taken by the management module, upon receipt of this information are described in 4.2.4.4, ª Configuring DMM Deviceº on page 50. Bydefault, DIP switch 5 is set to NVRAM.

7.6 Configuring the 20/40-Port 10Base-T Modules

To configure the 20/40-port 10Base-T modules you must do the following:

∙Select network for each port

Each port can be assigned to one of the 8 Ethernet segments on the backplane or one of the 8 isolated segments on the module. Note that the ports can be connected to a maximum of eight backplane and/or isolated segments simultaneously.

The port assignment can be done via onboard dip switches or the following management module command:

SET PORT {slot.port} NETWORK {network}

Note

When using DIP switches on these modules, it is only possible to assign all the ports to the same network. This network can be one of the 8 Ethernet segments on the backplane, or isolated-1.

∙Enable/disable ports

Each port on the 20/40-port 10BASE-T modules can be enabled/disabled independently from the other ports. You can use the following management module command to enable/disable a port:

SET PORT {slot.port} MODE {enabledisable}

∙Enable/disable auto-polarity

This feature enables the 20/40-port 10BASE-T modules to automatically switch the polarity of the twisted-pair cabling in case the polarity of the cabling has been erroneously reversed during the cable assembly. To enable auto polarity detection and reversal on each port, you can use the following management module command:

SET PORT {slot.port} AUTO_POLARITY {enabledisable}

∙Set port redundancy

The port redundancy feature allows you set redundancy between two ports. The two ports can be on the same or different modules and can be of the same or different types. For example, a 10Base-T port can be defined to be a redundant port for a 10Base-FB port. Port redundancy is allowed between the 8250 and the 8260 ports. You can use the following management module command to set port redundancy:

SET PORT {slot.port} MODE REDUNDANT {slot.port}

When the port redundancy is no longer required, you can use the following management command to set the port to operate in non-redundant mode:

SET PORT {slot.port} MODE NON-REDUNDANT

∙Set port squelch

The 20/40-port 10BASE-T modules allow you to establish either normal (high) or low (sensitive) squelch level for each port. The normal squelch level

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