Cabletron Systems 2000 - Manual (Page 65)

Managing the Hub 2-43
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View
The Auto Negotiation Technologies list box has the following column headings:
Advertised
This column speciÞes whether the operational mode listed in the far right column
of the list box will be advertised to the link partner. Only those operational modes
supported by the local port (those with a ÒyesÓ listed in the Local column) can be
advertised. Valid values are Enabled (the mode is supported and will be
advertised), Disabled (the mode is supported but will not be advertised), and
Т---У (the mode is not supported).
Local
Indicates whether the operational mode listed in the far right column of the list
box is supported by the local port.
Remote
Indicates whether the operational mode listed in the far right column of the list
box is supported by the remote port.
Auto Negotiate Technology
This column lists possible operational modes.
Setting Advertised Abilities for Auto Negotiation
You can determine which operational mode supported by the local port will be
advertised to the negotiating link partner. Of the advertised modes, the highest
mode mutually available will automatically be used.
To advertise an operational mode:
1. In the list box, click on the operational mode of choice.
If the Advertised column had a value of Enabled, it will change to Disabled; a
value of Disabled will change to Enabled. If the Advertised column has a value
of “---”, then the value is not changed.
2. Click on the Apply button to save your changes. Click on the Refresh button
to display the new settings. Note that it may take a few minutes for mode
changes to be completely initialized, particularly if the link partners must
negotiate or re-negotiate the mode; you may need to refresh the window a few
times before current operational data is displayed.
Configuring the COM Port
You can use the COM Port ConÞguration window ( Figure 2-17 ) to specify the
functions that will be performed by the RS232 COM port on the SmartSwitch 2000
front panel. To do so:
1. Click on Device in the Chassis View menu bar to display the Device menu.