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24-port NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Using the Console Interface 37
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 these settings to be used for network management purposes.
Choose Configure Switch to access the second item on the 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.
Advanced Settings
The Configure Advanced Switch Features screen allows you to set an expiration time for MAC address entries and
enable or disable auto-partitioning on all ports. Select ADVANCED SETTINGS on the Switch Configuration screen
to access the Configure Advanced Switch Features screen (see below). Press APPLY once the desired changes have
been made.