Enterasys Networks VH-8G-L3 - Manual (Page 24)

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Figure 1-4. The LED indicators
• Power This indicator on the front panel will light
green approximately 2 seconds after the Switch is
powered on to indicate the ready state of the device.
The LED will blink green while downloading new
software for the Switch, or if the system’s
configuration has changed and will light yellow when
an error occurs.
• Link/Act These indicators are located to the left of
each port. They are lit when there is a secure
connection (or link) to a device at any of the ports.
The LEDs blink whenever there is reception or
transmission (i.e. Activity--Act) of data occurring at a
port.
• RDP in use This indicator is lit when the optional
Redundant Power Supply is being used.
Feature Summaries
The following summaries describe VH-8G-L3 features in
areas such as standards compliance, functionality,
performance, and options.
Local Console Management
A local console is a terminal or a workstation running a
terminal emulation program that is connected directly to the
Switch via the RS-232 console port on the front of the
Switch. A console connection is referred to as an ‘Out-of-
Band’ connection, meaning that console is connected to the
switch using a different circuit than that used for normal
network communications. So, the console can be used to set
up and manage the Switch even if the network is down.
Local console management uses the terminal connection to
operate the console program built-in to the Switch. A