Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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♦
Serial Port
Determines whether the serial port should be used for out-of-band (SLIP) management or
for console management, starting from the next time the Switch is restarted. In this field, you can
toggle between
SLIP
or
Console
port type settings.
♦
Baud Rate
Determines the serial port bit rate that will be used the next time the Switch is restarted.
Applies only when the serial port is being used for out-of-band (SLIP) management; it does not apply
when the port is used for the console port. Available speeds are
2400
,
9600
,
19200
and
38400
bits per
second. The default setting in this Switch version is
9600
.
Configure Switch
The
Switch Configuration
screen shows various pieces of information about your Switch, and allows you to
set the
System Name
,
System Location
, and
System Contact
. These settings can be retrieved from the
Switch using SNMP requests, allowing the settings to be used for network management purposes.
Choose
Configure Switch
to access the second item on the
System Configuration
menu. The following
screen appears:
Figure 6-11. Switch Configuration screen
The fields you can set are:
♦
System Name
Corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable
system.sysName
, and is used to give a
name to the Switch for administrative purposes. The Switch’s fully qualified domain name is often used,
provided a name has been assigned.
♦
System Location
Corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable
system.sysLocation
, and is used to
indicate the physical location of the Switch for administrative purposes.
♦
System Contact
Corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable
sysContact
, and is used to give the
name and contact information for the person responsible for administering the Switch.
The
Configure Advanced Switch Features
screen allows you to enable or disable head of line blocking
prevention. Press ADVANCE SETTINGS on the
System Configuration
window to access the
Configure
Advanced Switch Features
screen:
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