Configuring The Current Switch; Viewing The Status Of The Ports - IBM 8271 Nways F12 User Manual

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Configuring the
Current Switch
Viewing the Status
of the Ports
W W I
ITH THE EB NTERFACE
You can configure the current Switch and the ports on that Switch
using the Unit Pages. These pages allow you to:
View the status of the ports on the Switch
View the general administration details of the Switch
Set up IP information for the Switch
Configure individual ports on the Switch
Configure the console port of the Switch
You can view the status of ports on the Switch using the Switch
Graphic page.
To access the page:
Click the Unit icon on the side-bar. The Switch Graphic page is
displayed as shown in Figure 4-5, containing a graphic of the
Switch. Note that this page is always displayed above the other Unit
pages.
10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX ports
Figure 4-5 The Switch graphic
Viewing the Color Codes Used by the Switch Graphic
The Switch graphic indicates the status of a port using color-coding:
Green — Enabled, connected
Black — Enabled, disconnected
Gray (with connection) — Disabled, connected
Gray (without connection) — Disabled, disconnected
Matrix Module or
Expansion Module ports
Console port