Chapter 3 – Using the Front Panel

3.1Overview

The front panel for the RamSan-210 allows you to inspect the state of the system, change the method of IP address assignment, and shutdown the system. Four buttons located to the left of the panel are used to make selections. Figure 4.1 is a picture of the front of the system.

Figure 3-2 RamSan-210 Front Panel

The buttons on the front panel serve the following functions:

Menu. The Menu button has two functions:

oFunction 1: On any of the status or performance displays, pressing the

Menu” button will launch the RamSan-210 Main Menu.

oFunction 2: Escape function. Pressing “Menu” once the menu is open returns the user to the prior screen.

Select. If “Select” is pressed when a menu item is on the screen, the system will either: execute that menu option or proceed to the next layer in the menu. This button is disabled if the menu is not selected.

. The “−” button scrolls up through the menu. The “−” is also used cancel certain commands, as indicated on the display. This button is disabled if the menu is not selected.

↓. The “↓” button scrolls down through the menu. The “↓” is also used confirm certain commands, as indicated on the display. This button is disabled if the menu is not selected.

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