Network and E-Alert settings
It is recommended that you confirm your network and E-Alert settings to make sure that they will work with
your local area network (LAN) setup.
Configure Network Settings
To verify or change the network settings, click the
Change Network Settings
button. This takes you to the
Configure Network Settings
page.
Figure 1-9:
Configure Network Settings
page
The information is arranged by controller, with Controller 0 at the top and Controller 1 at the bottom.
Current
status
indicates whether the link is up or down. If the link is up, it displays the current link speed and duplex
mode setting.
Make sure that the following settings for the
Mgmt
port on both controllers are appropriate for your network:
Port Settings
: For most networks, the default setting of
Auto Speed, Auto Duplex
is recommended.
However, if your LAN switch doesn’t support auto-negotiation, you can “force” one or both settings. The
options are:
Auto Speed, Auto Duplex
Auto Speed, Fixed Full Duplex
Auto Speed, Fixed Half Duplex
Fixed to 100Mbit Full Duplex
Fixed to 100Mbit Half Duplex
Fixed to 10Mbit Full Duplex
Fixed to 10Mbit Half Duplex
E48P™/E60P™ models also support:
1Gbit Full Duplex
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