Nortel Networks 1000ASE-XD User Manual

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Chapter 3 Using the console interface

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Switch Configuration...

Displays the Switch Configuration Menu screen (see

“Switch Configuration

Menu screen” on page 103

). This menu provides the following configuration

options: MAC Address Table, MAC Address-Based Security, VLAN
Configuration, Port Configuration, MultiLink Trunk Configuration, Port Mirroring
Configuration, Display Port Statistics, Clear All Port Statistics, Display System
Log, and Stack Operational Mode.

Console/Comm Port
Configuration...

Displays the Console/Comm Port Configuration screen (see

“Console/Comm

Port Configuration screen” on page 147

). This screen allows you to configure

and modify the console/Comm port parameters, including the console port
speed and password settings for the switch and stack operation.

Spanning Tree
Configuration...

Displays the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu (see

“Spanning Tree

Configuration Menu screen” on page 156

). This menu provides the following

options: Spanning Tree Port Configuration, Display Spanning Tree Switch
Settings.

TELNET
Configuration...

Displays the TELNET Configuration screen (see

“TELNET Configuration screen”

on page 164

). This screen allows you to set your switch to enable a user at a

remote console terminal to communicate with the BayStack 420 Switch as if the
console terminal were directly connected to it. You can have up to four active
Telnet sessions running at one time in either a standalone switch or a stack
configuration.

Software Download...

Displays the Software Download screen (see

“Software Download screen” on

page 166

). This screen allows you to revise the BayStack 420 Switch software

image that is located in nonvolatile flash memory.

Configuration File

Displays the Configuration File Download/Upload screen (see

“Configuration

File Download/Upload screen” on page 169

). This screen allows you to store

your switch/stack configuration parameters on a TFTP server. You can retrieve
the configuration parameters for automatically configuring a replacement switch
or stack with the same configuration when required.

Display System Log

Displays the System Log screen (see

“System Log screen” on page 145

).

Reset

Resets the switch with the current configuration settings. This option is followed
by a screen prompt that precedes the action. Enter Yes to reset the switch; enter
No to abort the option:

If the switch is participating in a stack configuration, you can reset the entire
stack.

When you select this option, the switch resets, runs a self-test, then displays
the Nortel Networks logo screen. Press [Ctrl]-Y to access the BayStack 420
Switch main menu.

Table 9 Console interface main menu options (continued)

Option

Description

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