D-Link DGS-3426 User Manual - Page 45
Device Information, Parameter, Description, System Name, System Location, System Contact
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xStack DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch Device Information The Device Information window contains the main settings for all major functions for the Switch. It appears automatically when you log on to the Switch. To return to the Device Information window after viewing other windows, click the DGS-3400 Web Management Tool folder. The Device Information window shows the Switch's MAC Address (assigned by the factory and unchangeable), the Boot PROM, Firmware Version, Hardware Version and Serial Number. This information is helpful to keep track of PROM and firmware updates and to obtain the Switch's MAC address for entry into another network device's address table, if necessary. The user may also enter a System Name, System Location and System Contact to aid in defining the Switch, to the user's preference. In addition, this screen displays the status of functions on the Switch to quickly assess their current global status. Some Functions are hyper-linked for easy access from the Device Information window. Many miscellaneous functions are enabled and disabled in the Device Information menu. NOTE: DGS-3426/DGS3427/DGS-3450/DGS-3426P will display the serial number in the Device Information window for Firmware 2.35.B09. Figure 6- 1. Device Information window Device Information menu configurable parameters include those described in the table below. Parameter Description System Name System Location System Contact Serial Port Auto Logout Time Serial Port Baud Rate MAC Address Aging Time Enter a system name for the Switch, if so desired. This name will identify it in the Switch network. Enter the location of the Switch, if so desired. Enter a contact name for the Switch, if so desired. Select the logout time used for the console interface. This automatically logs the user out after an idle period of time, as defined. Choose from the following options: 2 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes or Never. The default setting is 10 minutes. This field specifies the baud rate for the serial port on the Switch. The default setting is 115200. This field specifies the length of time a learned MAC Address will remain in the forwarding table without being accessed (that is, how long a learned MAC Address is allowed to remain idle). To change this, type in a different value representing the MAC address age-out time in seconds. The MAC Address Aging Time can be set to any value between 10 and 1,000,000 seconds. The 31