Configuration Options

Configuring the Ethernet Port

Select Ethernet Port from the Management and Communication menu to configure the Ethernet port (see Table 4-17).

Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication

Ethernet Port

Table 4-17. Ethernet Port Options (1 of 2)

Interface Status

Possible Settings: Enable, Disable

Default Setting: Enable

Determines whether the Ethernet port is being used and can be configured.

Enable ± The port is active. It can receive Version 2 or IEEE 802.3 MAC frames, or transmit Version 2 MAC frames only.

Disable ± The port is not active. When the port is disabled, the following will occur:

HNo alarms or traps configured for the port will be generated.

HAll port uses that refer to the Ethernet port, like the Default IP Destination and Initial Route Destination, will be reset to their default values (see Table 4-11, Node IP Options, and Table 4-16, SNMP Trap Options).

IP Address

Possible Settings: 001.000.000.000 ± 223.255.255.255, Clear

Default Setting: Clear (000.000.000.000)

Specifies the IP address needed to access the Ethernet port.

001.000.000.000 ± 223.255.255.255 ± Shows the IP address for the port, which can be viewed or edited.

Clear ± Fills the IP address with zeros.

Subnet Mask

Possible Settings: 000.000.000.000 ± 255.255.255.255, Clear

Default Setting: 000.000.000.000

Specifies the subnet mask associated with the IP address that is needed to access the

Ethernet port.

000.000.000.000 ± 255.255.255.255 ± Set the Ethernet port's subnet mask. The range for each byte is 000 to 255.

Clear ± Fills the subnet mask associated with the IP address with zeros.

Default Gateway Address

Possible Settings: 001.000.000.000 ± 223.255.255.255, Clear

Default Setting: Clear (000.000.000.000)

Specifies the IP address for the port's default gateway. It is used for packets that do not have a route.

001.000.000.000 ± 223.255.255.255 ± Shows the IP address for the port, which can be viewed or edited (i.e., a router on the LAN).

Clear ± Fills the default gateway's IP address with zeros.

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