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Administrator Screen

This set of screens is used to deliver the advanced configuration and control functions of the Switch. These settings are potentially network affecting so it is important that the consequences of these changes are clearly understood. Select the Administrator option in the left hand menu bar and an extended drop down menu is displayed offering the following functions:

Option

Function

IP Configuration

Displays the current IP addresses.

Switch Configuration

Controls the Broadcast Storm, QoS, enable 802.1x etc

Console Port Information

Displays the console port setup (read-only – configuration cannot

 

be changed)

Port Controls

Allows detailed port configuration

Trunking

LACP/Static Trunk configuration

Forwarding and Filtering

IGMP Multicast group, Static MAC, MAC Filtering and Display

 

MAC addresses learnt on a port

VLAN Configuration

Configure Port based, 802.1Q VLANS

Spanning Tree

Configure STP (802.1d and 802.1w)

Port Mirroring

Set up Analysis port and Monitor port

SNMP Management

Set up the trap addresses, strings and access information

Security Manager

Set the password and user names.

 

 

802.1x Configuration

Configure 802.1x parameters

 

 

Table 2. Web Administrator Options

All the above items are identical in structure to the console controls described in the first part of the manual. Refer to these sections for guidance.

To close the administrator menu, click on the red arrow in the lower part of the expanded administrator menu. The menu will roll-up.

Future manuals will describe the web-based interface in more detail.

Save Configuration

After configuring the Switch it is important to save the configuration, otherwise the changes made will be lost after the Switch is rebooted. This option can be selected from the left hand menu bar.

TFTP Update Firmware

This menu allows the download of new firmware images to the Switch, so that bugs can be fixed and enhancements added in the future. This option can be selected from the left hand menu bar. This option can be selected from the left hand menu bar

Configuration Backup

The screen is used to backup and restore a configuration. This is useful when Switches need to be replaced or the configuration has been accidentally lost.

Factory Default

It maybe necessary on occasions to reset all Switch attributes back to default. Having selected this option from the left hand menu bar a new screen will appear. If it is preferred to keep the current IP address and Username/Password after the factory reset then ‘check’ the appropriate boxes.

Product Number 0-1591099-x

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Tyco 0-1591099-x Administrator Screen, Option Function, Save Configuration, Tftp Update Firmware, Configuration Backup