NetComm NP2624M - Manual (Page 17)

NP2624M User Guide 17
YML827 Rev1
2.5.1. IP and Management mode
The user can modify the switch IP Settings by entering the new values and clicking the “apply”
button to confirm (save) these settings. Then reboot the switch and the new IP configuration values
will be activated.
The Management mode indicates which role this switch is currently playing. “Agent Slave” means
it is treated as a normal switch. “Agent Master” means the “Single IP” is activated and the switch is
treated as agent manager. “Stacking Slave” is used only when this switch is going to be a member
of stacking set. This setting will force the switch to activate spanning tree protocol and some VLAN
settings in preparation for stacking switches. “Stacking Master” also does the same tasks but it
plays the role of manager of the stack. Only the “Stacking Slave” can be added into the members of
a stacking set under one “Stacking master”. The default management mode is “Agent Slave”.
The extra “Agent IP” setting is necessary for the “Single IP” management. It defines the IP and the
subnet mask the master switch will be assigned, which are in the same IP domain as the managed
hosts’ one.
The user can confine the “Single IP” function to local management by assigning the agent IP to the
same one as the switch’s IP. Different from original IP forwarding method, it will not increase the
loading of switch.
“Agent IP” setting and “Agent management” in the main menu will not show up if the agent mode
is set as “Slave”.
NOTE: If any of the values are changed in this screen, reboot is necessary.