D-Link DES-3028, User Manual

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DES-3028 DES-3028P DES-3028G DES-3052 DES-3052P Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 6- 46. SIM Settings window (enabled)
If the Switch Administrator wishes to configure the Switch as a Commander Switch (CS), select Commander from the
Role State
field and click
Apply
. The window will change once again to look like this:
Figure 6- 47. SIM Settings window (Commander enabled)
The following parameters can be set:
Parameters Description
SIM State Use the pull-down menu to either enable or disable the SIM state on the Switch.
Disabled
will
render all SIM functions on the Switch inoperable.
Role State Use the pull-down menu to change the SIM role of the Switch. The two choices are:

Candidate
- A Candidate Switch (CaS) is not the member of a SIM group but is
connected to a Commander Switch. This is the default setting for the SIM role.

Commander
- Choosing this parameter will make the Switch a Commander Switch
(CS). The user may join other switches to this Switch, over Ethernet, to be part of its
SIM group. Choosing this option will also enable the Switch to be configured for
SIM.
Discovery
Interval
The user may set the discovery protocol interval, in seconds that the Switch will send out
discovery packets. Returning information to a Commander Switch will include information about
other switches connected to it. (Ex. MS, CaS). The user may set the
Discovery Interval from
30
to
90
seconds.
Hold Time This parameter may be set for the time, in seconds the Switch will hold information sent to it
from other switches, utilizing the
Discovery Interval . The user may set the hold time from
100
to
255
seconds.
Click
Apply
to implement the settings changed.
After enabling the Switch to be a Commander Switch (CS), the
Single IP Management
folder will then contain four added links
to aid the user in configuring SIM through the web, including
Topology
,
Firmware Upgrade
and
Configuration
Backup/Restore
and
Upload Log File
.
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