Omnitron Systems Technology iConverter Network Management Module - Manual (Page 16)

3.4.3 Management Support
3.4.3.1 VLAN
The NMM Management Processor can independently transmit and receive Management Data with an
IEEE 802.1Q tag. To enable and configure this feature, type 9 from the Management Options screen to
access the Other Networking Features screen.
Other Networking Features Screen iConverter, Serial Agent
1: Enable/Disable DHCP Client Disabled
2: Enable/Disable Keep Alive Trap Disabled
3: Keep Alive Trap interval (10-600 secs) 10
4: Serial Baud Rate 57600 bps
5: Enable/Disable Remote OAM Enable
6: Enable/Disable IP Protocol Enable
7: Enable/Disable VLAN Support Disabled
8: VLAN ID (0-4095) 2
9: VLAN Priority (0-7) 7
Enter Choice, Management Options Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it >
To configure the VLAN management ID, select option 8. To configure the priority setting for the VLAN
management channel, select option 9. To enable or disable VLAN management support, select option 7.
Once VLAN support is enabled, IP management support will only be accessible using the configured
VLAN ID.
To save the new values, select 0 and press <ENTER> to return to the Management Options screen, then
select 6 and press <ENTER> to Save Preference Changes.
3.4.3.2 Remote OAM
Remote OAM (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) allows the NMM to support IP-less
management through the IEEE 802.3ah management channel and Omnitron’s secure and encrypted
management channel. With IP-less management, an NMM in a chassis at the network core can manage up
to 18 iConverter Network Interface Devices (NIDs) at different edge locations with a single IP address.
This star configuration with IP-less management requires an NMM in the master chassis, and a media
converter with integrated management (such as an iConverter 10/100M) installed at each end of the IP-less
managed links
Remote OAM is enabled by default. For multi-chassis cascade configurations, Remote OAM needs to be
disabled. To disable/enable Remote OAM, select option 5 from the Other Networking Feature screen.
To save the new values, select 0 and press <ENTER> to return to the Management Options screen, then
select 6 and press <ENTER> to Save Preference Changes.
3.4.4 Enabling/Disabling Soft-switch Reload
The Soft-switch Reload function controls the configurations of the NMM and other iConverter modules
managed by the NMM following a power up.
When the Soft-switch Reload is disabled, the configurations of the NMM and the other managed modules
(non-management modules) are determined by their hardware DIP-switch settings following a return of
power. The DIP-switch settings override any previous software settings stored in the FLASH memory of the
NMM.
When the Soft-switch Reload is enabled, the configurations of the NMM and the other managed modules
are determined by the previous software settings stored in the FLASH memory following a return of power.
Each of the module’s hardware DIP-switch settings are ignored until a change is made to the module’s DIP-
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