General configuration screen field descriptions, Field descriptions – Enterasys Networks 6H2xx User Manual
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General Configuration Screen
Module Configuration Menu Screens
5-5
Field Descriptions
for a functional description of each screen field.
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Table 5-2
General Configuration Screen Field Descriptions
Use this field…
To…
MAC Address
(Read-Only)
See the base physical address of the switch module.
IP Address
(Modifiable)
See the IP address for the switch module. To set the IP address, refer to
. The IP address can also be set through Runtime IP
Address Discovery.
Runtime IP Address Discovery enables the switch module to
automatically accept an IP address from a Boot Strap Protocol (BootP)
server on the network without requiring a user to enter an IP address
through Local Management.
Subnet Mask
(Modifiable)
See the subnet mask for the switch module. A subnet mask “masks
out” the network bits of the IP address by setting the bits in the mask to
1 when the network treats the corresponding bits in the IP address as
part of the network or subnetwork address, or to 0 if the corresponding
bit identifies the host. When an IP address is entered in the IP Address
field, the Subnet Mask field automatically changes to the default subnet
mask for that IP address. For details about how to change the subnet
mask from its default value, refer to
Default Gateway
(Modifiable)
See the default gateway for the switch module. This field is not defined
until an appropriate value is entered. For details about why and how to
set the Default Gateway, refer to
TFTP Gateway IP
Addr (Modifiable)
See the TFTP Gateway IP address for the switch module. To set the
TFTP Gateway IP address, refer to
.
Module Name
Enter a new system name. To enter a new name, refer to
.
Module Date
(Modifiable)
Enter a new module date. To enter a new date, refer to
Module Time
(Modifiable)
Enter a new module time. To enter a new time, refer to
.