Choosing a Switch Management Level 4-7
Choosing a Switch Management Level
The Switch Management screen allows you to:
■
Choose between managing a port, the unit, or a
VLAN
■
Display screens for setting up the Switch
■
Display a screen for managing the Switch Data-
base
■
Display screens for managing resilient links
■
Display screens for managing STP
■
Display screens showing statistics
From the Main Menu, select SWITCH MANAGE-
MENT. The Switch Management screen is displayed,
as shown in Figure 4-7
.
Management Level
Port / Unit / VLAN
If you
choose
Port
, the screen is displayed similar to
Figure 4-7
, and all operations that you initialize from
this screen relate to an individual port. If you choose
Unit
, the screen is displayed similar to Figure 4-8
,
and all operations relate to the Switch unit. If you
choose
VLAN
, the screen is displayed similar to
Figure 4-9
, and all operations relate to VLANs.
Port ID
1 / 2 / 3 ... 7 / 8 / 9
If you choose to
manage the Switch at port level, enter the particular
port number into this field before selecting the next
screen. Ports 1–8 are the 100BASE-TX ports, and
port 9 is the Plug-in Module port at the rear of the
unit.
Figure 4-7
Switch Management screen for Port level
Figure 4-8
Switch Management screen for Unit level