Cabletron Systems 6H122-16 Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 5: Local Management
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5.15.9 Setting the Operational Mode
To set the Operational Mode, proceed as follows:
1. Use arrow keys to highlight the Operational Mode field.
2. Press the SPACE bar to step to the appropriate operation mode
(802.1D SWITCHING, 802.1Q SWITCHING, or SECURE FAST
VLAN).
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command, then press
ENTER. The warning screen shown in Figure 5-21 displays.
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CAUTION
Before setting the operational mode, ensure that the items
contained in this caution are fully understood.
If the module will be configured to operate as a SecureFast
switch the following procedures should be performed before
setting the operational mode:
The module must be assigned a unique IP address.
If the module will be a SecureFast switch, distributed
management is not allowed. The Management Mode of the
module will automatically be set to STANDALONE. The
Management Mode field will no longer display on the General
Configuration screen, and the module will no longer support
Chassis configuration and Module selection screens.
The module has been assigned SNMP community names from
the module SNMP Community Names screen (Section 5.16).
In Standalone management mode, the module does not use
the community names of the 6C105 chassis.