Hardware Description
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Configure Button
The Configure button, located on the left of the front panel (
in the previous and next
figures), is used to select the following configuration functions:
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Port status (displays the status of ports during normal operation)
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System performance (displays the relative bandwidth utilization rate, forwarding
ratio, or filtering ratio for each port)
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Demonstration (verifies that all LEDs are functioning properly)
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Diagnostics (tests the status of various system components)
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Full– and half–duplex mode (sets port communication to full–duplex or half–
duplex operation)
To set system performance or diagnostic mode, use the following procedures:
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The term “long press” means to press the Configure button for more than 2
seconds, then release it. The term “short press” means to press the Configure
button, then immediately release it. If the Configure button is not pressed within
10 seconds, the system returns to normal operation.
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1. To start the configuration, use a long press on the Configure button. The LEDs
will light to show the selected configuration function. (Refer to the related sections
in this chapter and in Chapter 4 for complete details.)
2. To scan through the configuration functions, use a short press on the Configure
button. (Refer to the Communication Mode section in Chapter 4 for information
on how to select full– and half–duplex communications.)
3. To accept and implement the current settings, use a long press on the Configure
button.