Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6E123-50, User Manual

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General Configuration Screen
2E42-27/2E42-27R/2E43-27/2E43-27R User’s Guide 5-19
Clear NVRAM (Toggle)
This allows the user to reset NVRAM to the factory default settings. All
user-entered parameters, such as IP address and Community Names, are
then replaced with 2E4X-27 default configuration settings. For details,
refer to
Section 5.7.11 .
IP Fragmentation (Toggle)
This allows the user to enable or disable IP Fragmentation. The default
setting for this is field is ENABLED. If the 2E4X-27 is to be bridged to an
FDDI ring, IP Fragmentation should be enabled. If IP Fragmentation is
disabled, all FDDI frames that exceed the maximum Ethernet frame size
will be discarded. For details on enabling IP Fragmentation, refer to
Section 5.7.12 .
5.7.1 Setting the IP Address
To set the IP address, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the IP Address field.
2. Enter the IP address into this field using Dotted Decimal Notation
(DDN) format.
For example: 134.141.79.120
3. Press ENTER. If the IP address is a valid format, the cursor returns to
the beginning of the IP address field. If the entry is not valid, the Event
Message Line displays “INVALID IP ADDRESS OR FORMAT
ENTERED”. Local Management does not alter the current value and
refreshes the IP address field with the previous value.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command, then press
ENTER. The warning screen shown in
Figure 5-10 displays.