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Pathport® OCTO - 64XX - Manual
MAIN DISPLAY MESSAGES
When idle, the main LCD will show the device soft label (Name) and its IP address. When the device has an active network
connection, “
ETH: Link Up
” will be shown at the bottom of the LCD. If the device does not have a network connection,
“
ETH: Link Down
” will be shown.
If the switch has been set to Disable security features, it will show “
Security: Disabled by User
” as a reminder and
warning.
<Gateway Name>
IP: X.X.X.X/Class
<Ring Protect Status/Security
warning if disabled>
Rack OCTO
IP: 10.30.146.58/8
ETH: Link Up
The gateway name will be that soft label given to the device in Pathscape. If no soft label has been assigned to the gateway,
its IP address will be shown as its name in the top line, in addition to the middle line.
The subnet class, shown after the IP address on the middle line, will be “/8”, “/16” or “/24”. These are respectively, Class A
subnet mask of 255.0.0.0, a Class B subnet mask of 255.255.0.00, and a Class C subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
USING THE FRONT PANEL UI
With the main screen (above) showing on the LCD, press in the encoder knob. The base configuration menu will be shown.
Base Configuration
Network Setup
Device Info/Status
Protocol Support
Admin/Security
<Back>
Turn the knob to scroll up or down the menu. The currently selected menu item is shown in
White on Black
. Push the
knob to enter sub-menus. Top-level menu entries are shown above.
For all menus and submenus, the current selection will be highlighted in
White on Black
. Push the encoder knob to reach
further options, or to select the currently selected item. If choosing from a list of options, the
currently enabled
value will be
shown with asterisks on either side of it, e.g.
*
Current Property Value
*
.
Some menus, such as
Network Settings
, require the user to scroll down to
accept
or
discard
any changes made. The
<Back>
option will always move the menu up one level. The current menu will time out after approximately 30 seconds.
Summary of Contents for Pathport OCTO 64 Series
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