Chapter 6: Configuration and alignment
Using the menu options
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Attribute
Meaning
Default Gateway Configure the IP address of the device on the current network that acts
as a gateway. A gateway acts as an entrance and exit to packets from
and to other networks.
MTU Size The currently configured Maximum Transmission Unit for the device
Ethernet (LAN) interface. Larger MTU configurations can enable the
network to operate with greater efficiency, but in the case of
retransmissions due to packet errors, efficiency is reduced since large
packets must be resent in the event of an error.
Main PSU Port The speed and duplex at which the configured LAN port is operating.
Port Speed The speed at which the configured LAN port is operating.
Port Duplex
Mode
The duplex at which the configured LAN port is operating.
SFP Port Type Details of the SFP port connection.
Network Status
Network Mode
(Slave Mode
only)
Indicates the mode of operation for the device on the network.
Bridge: The Slave acts as a switch, and packets are forwarded or filtered
based on their MAC destination address.
DNS Server IP The configured IP address(es) of the network DNS servers.
DHCP Option 82
(Master Mode
only)
Status of DHCP Option 82 operation in the network.
NTP Status Represents the status of NTP retrieval in the network.
ARP Table
MAC Address MAC Address of the devices on the bridge.
IP Address IP Address of the devices on the bridge.
Interface Interface on which the PTP 550 identified the devices on.
Bridge Table
MAC Address The hardware address of devices on the network.
Port The port to which the device is connected.
Slave Module
MAC
MAC Address for the connected Slave device.
Aging Timer
(secs)
Time set for the MAC addresses in the Bridge table before renewal.