Configuring the Switch Modules using the Menu-driven Interface 
To complete the basic information: 
1.  Type the name of the system in the System Name field. 
2.  Type the location of the system in the System Location field. 
3.  Type the name and telephone number of the System Administrator in the System 
Contact field. HP recommends that the person who is responsible for the maintenance of 
the network system on which this interconnect switch is installed be listed here. 
4. Highlight APPLY. 
5. Press the Enter key to make the change effective. 
 
IMPORTANT:  To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM 
using the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier 
in this chapter. 
Configuring Advanced Switch Module Features 
The menu-driven interface allows you to easily set advanced switch features including global 
settings for IGMP snooping, GVRP, Telnet status, Web status, SNTP, and others. 
To configure advanced switch module features: 
1. Highlight ADVANCED SETTINGS at the bottom of the Switch Information menu. 
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed. 
 
This screen allows you to set the following features: 
—  Auto-Logout—Toggle to select the time the RS-232 console and Telnet management 
interface can be idle before the interconnect automatically logs out the user. The 
options are 2 mins, 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins, and Never.  Never indicates never 
timing out. The default is 10 minutes. 
—  MAC Address Aging Time (sec)—Type the length of time a learned MAC address 
remains in the forwarding table without being seen as a source (that is, how long a 
learned MAC address is allowed to remain idle before deleting from the address 
table).  
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