CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

Basic System Information

Use the Switch Settings page to display basic information on the switch, including hardware/firmware version numbers for the main board and management software.

Field Attributes

Description – Switch model number.

MAC Address – The physical layer address for this switch.

Firmware Version – Version number of runtime code.

Hardware Version – Hardware version of the main board.

Default config value version – Default configuration version.

Web – Click Switch Settings=>Basic.

Global Switch Settings

Use the Switch Settings, Advanced menu to configure address aging, packet transmit delay, and broadcast storm control.

Command Usage

Aging Time – The switch stores the addresses of known devices. This information is used to route traffic directly between the inbound and outbound ports. The addresses are learned by monitoring traffic, and stored in the dynamic address table. You can set the aging time after which inactive entries are removed.

Transmit Delay Bound – Sets the maximum queuing delay.

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SMC Networks SMC6709L2 manual Basic System Information, Global Switch Settings, Field Attributes, Command Usage