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2Enter the network access device information in the applicable fields. Table 4 describes the Switch Configuration fields.

Table 4 Switch Configuration fields

Field

Description

 

 

Index

An integer that uniquely identifies the network access

 

device in the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain.

 

 

Name

Names or renames the switch. After you have defined a

 

name for the switch, you can use either the switch name or

 

the switch ID to access the network access device.

 

Accepts a string that must be unique in the domain. The

 

maximum length of the string is 255 characters.

 

 

IP Address

Specifies the IP address of the switch.

 

 

NSNA Communication Port

Specifies the TCP port for communication between the

 

Nortel SNAS 4050 and the network access device.

 

The default value is 5000

 

 

Type

Specifies the type of network access device. Valid options

 

are:

 

• ERS8300 — an Ethernet Routing Switch 8300

 

• ERS5500 — an Ethernet Routing Switch 5510, 5520,

 

or 5530

 

 

Red VLAN ID

Identifies the Red VLAN ID for the network access device,

 

as configured on the switch

 

 

Enable Switch

Enables or disables the switch. As soon as you enable the

 

switch, the Nortel SNAS 4050 begins communicating with

 

the switch and controlling its Nortel SNA clients.

 

 

User Name on Switch

The name of an administrative user (rwa) on the network

 

access device (required for Ethernet Routing Switch 8300

 

only).

 

 

Reset Switch Ports

Resets all the Nortel SNA-enabled ports on the switch.

 

Clients connected to the ports are moved into the Red

 

VLAN.

 

 

3Click Apply on the toolbar to send the current changes to the Nortel

SNAS 4050. Click Commit on the toolbar to save the changes permanently.

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Nortel Networks 4050 manual Switch Configuration fields