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Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide ♦ 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 head of line blocking prevention as well as to partition ports. Press ADVANCE SETTINGS on the System Configuration window to access the Configure Advanced Switch Features screen: 34

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Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
34
♦
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 head of line blocking prevention as
well as to partition ports. Press ADVANCE SETTINGS on the
System Configuration
window to access the
Configure Advanced Switch Features
screen: