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4-12 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING WITH THE VT100 I NTERFACE
Setting sysName
The sysName field allows you to assign an identifying
name to the stack. This name is displayed on the top
level form.
1 Enter any combination of up to 30 alpha or numeric
characters as an identifier. Spaces are allowed.
2 Select OK.
BOOTP Client
If BOOTP Client is enabled and you have a BootP
server on your network, an IP address will be assigned
automatically to the Switch 2000 TR at power up.
VLAN Configuration
The VLAN Setup screen allows you to:
■ Assign ports to VLANs, if those ports use Port
VLAN Mode
■ Define a backbone port for each VLAN
■
View VLAN setup information for the Switch
To access the VLAN Setup screen:
1 From the VT100 Main Menu, select SWITCH MAN-
AGEMENT. The Switch Management screen appears.
2 In the Management Level field, choose VLAN.
3 Choose the SETUP button. The VLAN Setup screen
appears as shown in Figure 4-10.
Figure 4-10 VLAN Setup Screen
The screen shows a listbox containing three fields:
■ Port—This field allows you to select the ID of the
port that you want to set up.
■ Type—This field displays information about the
setup of the port:
■
Bp—The port is a Backbone port for the
VLAN(s) specified in the VLAN Membership
field.
A backbone port is used to connect each VLAN
to the backbone of your network, and has the
following attributes:
Addresses received on the port are not stored in
the Switch Database.
Frames with unknown addresses received by the
Switch are forwarded to the port.