Olicom 8600, 8605 manual Switch Configuration Screen, System Description, Burned-in MAC Address

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Switch Configuration Screen

Use the Switch Configuration screen to view system information and to view or change the system name, location, contact, and time of day. To add or change the system name, location, contact or time of day, use the arrow keys to highlight the field and press the ENTER key. A prompt appears near the bottom of the screen for entering text for that field. Pressing ENTER again enters that text.

The following explains the fields in the Switch Configuration screen.

System Description

Name and model of this switch. Information in this field cannot be changed.

Burned-in MAC Address

The factory-assigned base MAC address of the switch. Information in this field cannot be changed.

Configured MAC Address

The MAC address that is currently in use, or, if a new MAC address has been configured, the MAC address that will be used after the next boot. If a locally administered address is assigned to the switch, this field displays that address. Otherwise, the field displays 000000:000000. To assign a locally administered address, select this field, and enter the new address. Note that the switch occupies this, the base MAC address, and the next 96 addresses.

All usage of MAC-Addresses in the switch is based upon one address. This address is denoted the Switch Base address and can be either Burned-in (The factory

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Switch Configuration