Switch Configuration - Olicom CrossFire 8600 Manual To Operations

6. Switch Configuration

This chapter explains how to set up the CrossFire 8600 Token-Ring Switch or the
CrossFire 8605 Token-Ring Fiber Switch and how to modify the configuration
using a VT100 console attached to the switch directly or via a modem connection.
The switch configuration can also be modified from a remote VT100 console via a
telnet session.
Subjects covered in this chapter:
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General guidelines (page 76)
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Main menu screen (page 78)
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Configuration menu (page 79)
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Switch and stack configuration (page 81)
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Module Information (page 85)
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Virtual LANs (page 87)
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IP Configuration (page 94)
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (page 97)
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Port Configuration (page 105)
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CrossLink channels (page 109)
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Address filtering (page 115)
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Address aging (page 125)
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Console Password (page 129)
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Console/telnet sessions (page 130)
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Download/Upload menu (page 137)
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Reset menu (page 142)
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