Changing The Port Association; The Token Ring Board Status Screen - Cabletron Systems IRM-3 User Manual

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Chapter 4: Local Management

AUI Port, FIBER Port

Displays the port association conﬁguration the IRM3 is currently using.

The available conﬁgurations are as follows:

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REPEATER, OFF

Indicates that the AUI port is acting as the repeater and the Fiber port

is off.

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OFF, REPEATER

Indicates that the AUI port is off and the fiber port is acting as the

repeater.

4.7.3 Changing the Port Association

To change the Port Association, perform the following steps:

1. Using the arrow keys, highlight the AUI Port FIBER Port field.

2. Press the RETURN key until the appropriate selection appears. This is

a toggle field that alternately displays the available configuration

choices when you press RETURN.

3. Highlight the SAVE ASSOCIATION option at the bottom of the Port

Association screen.

4. Press RETURN. The message "Modified screen Information Has

Been Saved!" appears on the screen.

The Token Ring Board Status option allows you to manage the Token

Ring modules installed in the MMAC. You can enable/disable ports, set

the ring speed, and set station port, ring port, and FNB status. The

following sections describe each Token Ring Board Status screen ﬁeld,

and instructions are given to alter applicable ﬁelds. Once they are set,

these options are saved in the battery backup memory when you shut

down your IRM3.

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